Driving Home: Cancer, Concussion, Mom and Me

by Steffany Moonaz

Driving Home is a memoir focused on a single year of the author’s life in which she and her 9-year-old daughter moved in with her dying mother, she suffered a traumatic brain injury resulting from being hit by a semi-truck, and she dealt with the reality of living hours away from her husband and their 5-year-old son. After the main events of the story are told, the implications of the experience are addressed from a variety of different perspectives, exploring the challenges and opportunities it presented. The story is seen through the lens of her identities as a daughter, a mother, a wife, a researcher, a yogi, and a part of the Jewish tradition. With both honesty and optimism, she presents her personal journey through universal themes of responsibility, loss, trauma, striving, connection, and compassion.

218 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 4, 2024

Reviews

[Cathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a powerful story! I couldn't put this book down. The author's incredible resilience was inspiring. Her story as a mom, daughter, teacher, and patient will resonate with so many.