Ditch the Dead Weight: How my toughest choice became my greatest mission

by Mike Rolls

Mike Rolls was a sports-mad teenager when he contracted a deadly disease on a football trip. Overnight he was fighting for his life. When Mike regained consciousness, he had lost his right leg, half his left foot, two fingers and part of his nose, and had extensive internal injuries. His parents were told he had a five per cent chance of survival.

After a painfully slow recovery and eight years of living with a leg that would never heal, Mike made the extraordinarily difficult decision to have his remaining leg amputated. More than just a triumph-over-adversity story, Mike's Ditch the Dead Weight combines personal experience with proven scientific research and a practical methodology for letting go of anything that no longer serves you.An inspirational speaker and ambassador for Interplast Australia and Limbs 4 Life, Mike works as a mentor and counsellor to young people after illness or injury. He also represents Australia as a golfer.

298 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 27, 2018

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am an amputee myself struggling through the intertwines of normality vs reality. Ditch the Dead Weight has resonated with me substantially and I can see how this can relate to anyone struggling through any hard time. With a background in Psychology and an extreme amount of personal experience, Mike Roll's book is definitely a great read that puts your life into perspective. PRUNE away!!!!

[Sage]

This book was fine just not what I was expecting. I thought it was just simply a biography of his life and challenges but instead it’s a self help book which isn’t what I was looking for. After reading the introduction and chapter one I think I got the gist of his story and challenges and I didn’t want to wade through the self help bit to get to more of his story. If you’re after a self help, motivation type of book then this is done in an interesting way using his own life as an example. It’s written simply and clearly although I could’ve done without the swearing I personally found that a bit jarring and not very professional.

[Ange · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome read, it didn't take long to get through it.
I'm quite surprised there aren't more reviews for this book! I think it's definitely underrated on here.
Mike is inspirational, resilient and motivational. You don't need to be an amputee to relate to this book and for it to help you in your daily life. There are many life lessons Mike has taught me; the greatest one - ditching the dead weight (psychologically) to ensure life is lived to it's full potential! I would definitely recommend this book.

[Barbara Dobson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good read and can see how it will be able to help others going through similar struggles in life. Mike is a very strong and inspirational person. I recommend reading this book.