Synopsis.

           On a cold and dark November in 1969, a Merle Norman boutique owner tumbled head first down a steep, concrete flight of stairs, suffering a devastating head and brain injury. After a near-death experience, Jessica Taylor woke up from a coma and could no longer recognize her two young daughters and her husband. Looking in the mirror, her horrified eyes saw the image of a gargoyle.  Her slow and arduous recovery spanned 16 years and three countries.

            Escaping to England she looked to the only person she could trust -  her mother. But standing in her way was a stepfather who made life a living hell. Trying to make her way out in society, Jessica became a vulnerable target for unscrupulous predators. But then how can you not be preyed upon when a child's mind lived in the body of a beautiful adult?

          Jessica's youngest daughter Debbie bravely stepped into the role of nurturer. But soon it was clear the mother no longer possessed the tools to care for a family and so both daughters were sent to live with their father in Canada. Separated from their mother for a year, the children developed severe emotional problems. 

           Some famous London jazz musicians took the lonely, frightened woman under their wing but when they returned to their homes in the U.S, Jessica was once again left alone. Even massive doses of uppers, downers and barbiturates could not heal her pain. She felt abandoned - by friends, family, the medical and legal profession and even - by her own mind.

           Some unknown force led her to the Isle Of Wight where she immediately found a cozy bed-sit overlooking the ocean.  The heating bills were too high so she found warmth in the research library. There the librarian asked her what she wanted to research and something made her reply, "God!" This was the beginning of an exciting journey, a quest to truly begin to discover who and what she truly was.

         Jessica stumbled upon an amazing discovery. She learned, through 14 years of intensive study, she was actually healing her brain! And her chosen subject: theology and its connection with the paranormal led her to writing a dissertation entitled Jewels in the Mud.

         Jessica's accident and life struggle led to one of the longest court battles in Canadian history; a battle marred by collusion and fraud, making both legal and medical history. But somehow this amazing woman rose above it all. With the support of new, trusted friends, the deep love of her daughters, her spiritual beliefs, Jessica healed. Rising like a phoenix from her own ashes, she now embraces others who have suffered. And she is unstoppable.

           Through Jessica's worldwide movement she is enacting change, one wonderful step at a time.  She does this by educating those cruelly prejudiced against sufferers of head and brain injury. She does this by insisting upon changes in rehabilitation. She does this because she knows how much it hurts. And she does this because she knows how to heal.

        On a spiritual level, Jessica's accident was no accident. So her story must be told, not just to a few newspapers, or in front of a classroom or in the many, many towns and cities she visits. No, it is now time for the world to hear about her trials and triumphs.

       No longer a misshapen face in the mirror, Jessica can now proudly view another image. That of a caring, loving, tireless crusader and healer. In a world filled with painful shadows - our own and others' - she is truly a shining light.   

(By Liz Roy, author of 'To The Moon and Back'.)

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