Anthony’s first book, Second Life, Second Chance: A Teacher’s Chronicle of Despair, Recovery and Triumph won a 2009 Eric Hoffer Book Award. This story highlights Anthony’s experiences from the time he was a patient in the trauma hospital to the time he returned to his Teaching profession. The book details Anthony’s recovery from a severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Description
This book discusses the impact of Anthony Aquan-Assee’s Traumatic Brain Injury and the steps that he has taken to cope with the challenges in his life. Anthony Aquan-Assee sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury on September 23, 1997, as a result of a motorcycle accident. Anthony was in a coma for two weeks, and he was not expected to live. Anthony required neuro-surgery, open heart surgery, lung surgery, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, and plastic surgery on his face. Anthony’s book was written with the hope that it will educate, motivate and encourage others to find the strength within themselves to climb the ladder in their own lives.