Oklahoma City, OK (1888PressRelease)
April 19, 2008 - The Jake Smith Ranch Series, by Neebeeshaabookway, delves into the heart of the matter of overcoming head injury, siezures, or tongue-loss. Survivors sift through a vast array of feelings never even suspected by the public that so easily pass these folks by--folks that seem less than perfect by so-called public standards, in the way they fuction. Being that millions of families are affected by head injuries, behind-the-scene knowledge is highly needed.
This is a new and unique fictional family saga, portrayed by simple-living ranch folks, in Montana, who used to ride the rodeo circuit. Their tenacity and loyalty to each other are part of the main ingrediant to get their buddy Jake Smith, into trying to face a new way of life. Major brain changes are all too common to head injuries (though all are seen at different levels of intensity, depending on the survivors) amd all too often success is too hard to grasp.
One cannot just stand up and decide their past guts-and-glory will make their life exactly the same again. Jake daily tackles lost spells, the possibility of having more siezures, and accepting that he is no more able to read, write, or use numbers, in any way that leads to success. Not only is his ranch life and work changed, but Jake's association with the public is, as well, since Jake did trail-rides for local youth groups, and he now can't talk, either. The bull that led to his head injury, ripped-up his tongue, and he now faces life without one. Jake's twin sister, Jade, is the initial ingrediant that pushes her brother back out into the limelight by teaching him to use American Sign Language to communicate. Something he resist, until adversity with the law, due to his muteness, gets Jake moving.
After his first year of recovery, Jake begins to reach out beyond his ranch again, and then seeks to court a gal, and finally feels he can face his Texas roots, and another group of buddies that have not met the "new Jake". This series shows head injury and seizure aftermath (as well as tongue loss) from a perspective rarely seen in any other novels. It is touching the heart through a writing style that will make you step aside, and think deeply on these issues, and spur you to more dedication to your friends, or family, that face these issues.
