![]() The new film (adapted from the 2013 novel by Kevin Kwan) follows the Chinese American professor Rachel Chu (played by Constance Wu) as she’s whisked away into the world of Singapore’s 1 percent to meet the family of her billionaire boyfriend Nick Young (Henry Golding). Watching the gauche opulence on display in Crazy Rich Asians, it’s hard not to think of Fitzgerald’s musings on the perils of conspicuous consumption. Behind his impeccably tailored suits and grandiose parties, Gatsby masks his ambiguous ethnic origins, playing the part of an old-money Anglo-American elite to ultimately tragic results. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 classic, The Great Gatsby, the transformation of the working-class Jimmy Gatz into the upper-crust socialite Jay Gatsby is made possible through the assimilating veneer of decadence. This is a great way to learn about the unique aspects of working with females and teenagers with SCI.In F. I’m going to recommend that my friends and family read this book plus all my co-workers in Spinal Cord Injury Rehab and colleagues in Rehabilitation Psychology. I’m sad that she dodged the rehabilitation psychologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester that would have been a helpful resource. She also mentions the strain her accident had on her parents marriage. Psychology Factors: She highlights both patient and family adjustment to disability and acknowledges depression can be part of that. I loved when she highlighted the challenge of training an elderly caregiver to apply her makeup.Įxplanation of Rating: 4/5 This is a great read but there are parts that drag and it took me almost a month to finish it! I could definitely put it down! I also wish she would have written more on the relationship she refers to in the Epilogue it sounds like she learned a lot from this negative experience. ![]() I especially appreciated the dating scenarios she shares, her mention of sexuality, and the college independent living experience. My favorite parts were in the later parts of the book as opposed to the medical complications after her SCI. Highlights: She does a great job accurately introducing the reader to the world of SCI and especially the experience of a female teenager. As a rehabilitation psychologist with a spinal cord injury, I have read many books written by those with SCI and Tasha’s is definitely a standout! From loss and grief to self-discovery and achievement, Tasha's faith, resilience, and honesty have allowed her to leave the old Tasha behind while she confronts the new Tasha's life from a state of the art wheelchair.ĭiscover Tasha's remarkable spirit in My Last Step Backward, a poignant memoir that seeks to inspire you to welcome adversity and face your own trap door of opportunity.īrief Summary: Tasha Schuh tells the first person account of the spinal cord injury she had a teenager and her journey to regain independence and go off to college. Post-op complications turned Tasha's struggle and ultimate triumph into an unbelievable journey. She would never walk again.įor the next three days, Tasha prepared for a surgery that would at best leave her a C-5 quadriplegic. ![]() 11, 1997, she landed on the concrete floor of the historic Sheldon Theater, breaking her neck, crushing her spinal cord, and fracturing her skull. Just days before her opening night performance in The Wizard of Oz, sixteen-year- old Tasha took one step backward and fell sixteen feet through a trap door. No one knew that the stage itself would steal her dream-and almost her life-during a rehearsal for the next big show. After showcasing her talent as the lead in her high school's production of Grease, Tasha Schuh began to dream of a career in theater.
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