Apple Cores and Mandarins

A few weeks after celebrating his 50th birthday, the author's life was turned upside down. He faced contracting a life-threatening disease whilst on a trip to China. He collapsed on the flight home and was rushed to the hospital in London, placed in an induced coma for six weeks and ventilated as his lungs had stopped working. Facing a cruel recovery package, learning how to walk and talk again he was hit with the devastating news that his beloved wife had breast cancer. Dealing with the trauma of watching her battle the cancer, being told she had defeated it and then unexpectedly dying after three weeks from having stomach pains. This book outlines his life, medical struggles and battles with mental health. It also outlines practical ways to cope with mental health and trauma.

About the author

Colin Millar is a native of Newtownards, Co. Down, Northern Ireland. He has 32 years of experience in education, working in both mainstream and special school settings. He retired in 2020 and he is a widower. He has two sons and has published five books in various genres in the past six years.

Product details

• Authors: Colin Millar, Colin Millar Mbe
• Publisher: Austin Macauley
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.12.2022
• EAN: 9781398448711
• ISBN: 978-1-398-44871-1
• No. of pages: 108
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 203 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 182 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries