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Perspective Is A

Superpower

Sometimes, the Universe goes out of its way, to invite the opportunity of not just a second, but a third incarnation of life.

You Only Live Thrice is a sometimes comic, but brutally honest account of surviving cardiac arrest at home, embracing the chance for a second life, struggling to get balance in that second life, only to be forced to close a well-established event business, due to Covid-19.

You’ll be taken on a rollercoaster journey of diagnosis, resuscitation and recovery, to considering parallel Universes, the administration processes of an afterlife, how to survive experimentation by oversized insects, dealing with a parent’s death and managing the mixed emotions attached to a business closure.

Ultimately, learning to appreciate that not knowing what to do next, can be a wonderful opportunity.

 

Uplifting, frank and irreverent, this isn't a self-help book. But in testing times, it can help to realise that your own perspective on life, is sometimes your greatest Superpower.

“This book is incredibly personal, powerful and profound. Karl delivers a meaningful message for all with grace, style and aplomb.”


Professor Damian Hughes: International Speaker, best-selling author and co-host of the award-winning High Performance Podcast.

“I absolutely love this book and highly recommend it!”


Michael Heppell: Sunday Times No.1 best-selling author

“If you only read one book this year, then you’re not reading enough. Oh yeah – but this should be it.”

Karl

“Some of it is just like a real book.”
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Karl’s brother

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Every year over 100,000 people die of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) in the UK alone.

Globally, it claims more lives than colorectal cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, influenza, pneumonia, road accidents, HIV, firearms, and house fires combined.

Only 8% of those suffering an out of hospital SCA survive. In hospital it’s barely double that figure.

SCA UK is a UK registered charity comprised of survivors and co-survivors, offering peer support for physical and psychological recovery following cardiac arrest. Unlike rehabilitation services for Strokes or a Heart Attack, there is currently no formal care pathway for Cardiac Arrest Survivors across the UK. SCA UK provide education, training, support and events to everyone affected by cardiac arrest – an ever increasing demographic.

Every copy of this book sold will generate a donation of £1 to this amazing cause. £1 doesn't sound much compared to the cover price, but ask any self-published author; if we earn 20% in royalties, we’re doing well!

So, by buying this book, not only will you be rewarded by being highly entertained, but you’ll also be entitled to the warm fuzziness of knowing you’re contributing to supporting those struggling with the rare gift of surviving an SCA.

You can find out more about this life changing organisation at www.scauk.org

“Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don't always like.”

Lemony Snicket

Amazon Reviews

Some kind words from readers

Crikey. What a story. I don't want to give any spoilers, but the fact he has written the book means we know he survives (only just!) But the journey - wow! Painfully honest and bizarrely motivational (you can't help but self-reflect). A fascinating and at times funny insight into being a patient within the NHS, and an eloquent account of a life and death. If you enjoy Adam Kay's books, you will love this from the patient’s perspective!
Matt Windsor​Amazon Reviewer
You can tell when a book’s good because you don’t want it to end. This is an excellent, engaging, often hilarious, but ultimately thought-provoking account of how to deal with all the adversity that life unashamedly hurls at you. Emotionally-charged, but delivered with an effortless wit, energy, and just a hint of sarcasm, all the while Karl manages to relate his specific trials and tribulations in a coherent and compelling manner.
Chris SkeatAmazon Reviewer
I'd been recommended this by a friend - and I have to say it was a gripping read! From the morbid fascination of how weirdly complex and clunky the health service actually is, to the terrifyingly personal experiences Karl has been through and the real perspective it brings to you as the reader. This book will reset your own reality. Forget your time management, self-help books; forget the ones that promise to make you superhumanly efficient or super fit. Just read this and realise how close we all are to the edge.
DGAmazon Reviewer