Fits and Starts
Franziska Thomas
"I understand this doesn't look good. Please trust me when I say it isn't as bad as it first appears. I'm not being ironical, facetious or glib. Physical pain is inevitable when you have a tendency to throw yourself around, suffering is optional."
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Location:
United States
Description:
"I understand this doesn't look good. Please trust me when I say it isn't as bad as it first appears. I'm not being ironical, facetious or glib. Physical pain is inevitable when you have a tendency to throw yourself around, suffering is optional." In 1992 Franziska Thomas had her first seizure and her whole world was turned upside down - literally. In Fits and Starts Franziska gives a compelling personal description of living with Epilepsy, an illness shrouded in secrecy and antiquated myths. Laden with self-deprecating humour she describes her own coming of age - as an epileptic, a teacher, and ultimately, a mother. Alternately stubborn and mischievous, down trodden and determined, Franziska remains ever hopeful despite the constant set backs and instinctively refuses to conform to the role the outside world has chosen for her. This searingly honest and thought-provoking memoir is the story of the author's fits, injuries, and memory loss, set inside the wider story of Epilepsy and society. Focussing on her own experience of repeatedly falling down, getting up, then falling down again. Read by Tracy Wiles and Franziska Thomas. Produced by award-winning audio company Almost Tangible, featuring an original title song by Stephanie MacGaraidh. ***About the book: Fits & Starts has sold thousands of copies making it one of the BEST-SELLING books about living with Epilepsy. Any questions you have about Epilepsy, either as an epileptic or someone who knows and loves an Epilepsy sufferer, your questions could be answered here. ***About the author: Franziska has previously worked as a journalist and History teacher. She is currently working as an author and Fundraising Manager for a UK and Nepal based charity. She lives in London with her husband Tim, their children Oskar and Kurt and two misbehaving Maine Coons. Duration - 5h 38m. Author - Franziska Thomas. Narrator - Tracy Wiles. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2018 Franziska Thomas ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
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Stream of Unconsciousness: Part 1
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Chapter 1: The Never Ending
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Chapter 2: Running, Falling, Fleeing
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Chapter 3: Years and Years
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Chapter 4: The Floor Above Me
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Chapter 5: Diagnosis…Or Not
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Chapter 6: Seizures To Fit All
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Chapter 7: To Seize or Not to Seize That is the Question
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Chapter 8: Leaving the Future Behind
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Chapter 9: Doctors and All
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Chapter 10: The Aftermath
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Part 2
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Stream of Unconsciousness: Part 2
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Chapter 11: A Working Nightmare
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Chapter 12: Educating London
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Chapter 13: Different Fits
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Chapter 14: What’s the time Mr. Wolf?
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Memory: Part 1
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Chapter 15: First Impressions
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Chapter 16: Stigma I
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Chapter 17: Stigma II
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Chapter 18: The Floor After the Floor Before
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Chapter 19: Blind Panic
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Chapter 20: What’s the Alternative?
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Chapter 21: Tricky
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Chapter 22: The Beginning…and the End
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Chapter 23: One Day, Any Day, All Day
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Chapter 24: For Better or Worse
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Stream of Unconsciousness: Part 3
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Chapter 25: In Sickness and In Health
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Chapter 26: From This Day Forward
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Chapter 27: Watching From the Inside
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Chapter 28: Uncool to the Last
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Chapter 29: Frozen
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Chapter 30: Self-Inflicted Agony
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Chapter 31: Things People Have Said To Me After a Fit
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Chapter 32: The Many & The Few
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Chapter 33: A Long Time Ago With A Concussion Far,Far Away
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Chapter 34: Looking Back
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Chapter 35: How the Memory Works or Doesn’t Work
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Chapter 36: Memory, or Lack Thereof… Part II
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Stream of Unconsciousness: Part 4
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Chapter 37: Not At All Fine
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Chapter 38: Time After Time
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Chapter 39: Surviving
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Chapter 40: Q & A
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Chapter 41: Stupid Can Be Good
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Chapter 42: The Never Ending End
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Stream of Unconsciousness: Part 5
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Epilogue: From the Floor Up
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Update: March 2021
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Closing Credits
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