About
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Paulina Turczynska
In November 2021, Paulina suffered a severe concussion at rep-volleyball practice that severely impaired her ability to walk, read, and process information. She missed an entire year of school and spent many months recovering in bed – missing out on a variety of momentous occasions such as graduation and prom. The lack of awareness from the public astounded her. It was a rare occurrence when she encountered two doctors on the same page. Paulina’s injury opened her eyes to the hard truth: concussion treatment is still an experimental field.
At the age of 16, despite struggling to read, mere months after having sustained a life-altering head injury, Paulina turned to writing as a means of catharsis and advocacy. She wrote not only of the invisible injury that’d laid claim to her life but also of the adventure she craved while confined to a bed. Paulina felt she defied her concussion with every chapter she wrote. At the age of 18, she secured a publishing contract, and in June 2024 her debut novel Letters From A Concussed Girl was published. Her book serves as a physical reminder that injuries do not have the power to define lives.
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