read why I found this book helpful. (Some Other Rainbow - John McCarthy & Jill Morrell)

Member Name: maidmarion

Product:	Some Other Rainbow - John McCarthy & Jill Morrell
Date:	21/11/00 (245 review reads)
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Advantages: gives hope to people that have to suffer.

Disadvantages: none

I was going through a personal crisis
of my own when I purchased and started to read this book.
It was January 1993 when on my way to a convention that we had to brake behind a
B.T. van that was blocking some of the main road we were travelling on.
The person driving me decided to ease slowly round the van ,I remember saying this is dangerous ,then came a screech of brakes
behind us ,timed seemed to slow down for me
as a large car started to walzt towards
us a few seconds later the car screeching down the road sideways 60miles an hour
hit us in the back at the same time .
I expected to die .

The aftermath of that accident was
whiplash of the spine and neck ,but worst of all what proved to be later diagnosed
Post Traumatic Stress , from which I
still suffer although degrees better .

I have had several years counselling from a top Psychologist in my local hospital.

What has this got to do with the book
"Some other Rainbow"?For me a lot.
I didnt Know what my strange symptoms were
at the time ,and I thought seeing how
John McCarthy coped with His severe stress,
and his experience would help me.
Severe stress it was for Him along
with Brian Keenan,Frank Reed ,David Jacobson
Sunnie Mann, Terry Waite,Terry Anderson,
and Nick Tosvig ,and we must not forget
those with Jill Morrell ,and others that waited and fought for their release.
This book is written in the first person
by John and then Jill.

Yes as shown in this book their stressful experiences changed them ,affected them physically and mentally ,and emotionally.
They didnt have much access to daylight all those 5 years ,some were tortured .
They had amazing comraderie amongst them.

The book gives an hour by hour description
of how they coped.
Sometimes their captors were friendly
some times shot at the cell wall for
the
hell of it.They all started off in solitary confinement , but could hear each other,
they were blindfolded some of the time .

When their captors decided to move them to another location their mouths were taped
and they were rolled up in rugs blindfolded
and shoved in the boot of a car .
They suffered panic attacks because of this and flashbacks .They describe their
feelings,

This is an incredible book with would
you belive even humorous moments.This is
an account of deep human experience
of people tested to and beyond their limit.

There was a moving moment when John is led blindfolded down a ladder into a cell.when the blindfold is removed he sees Brian
Keenan and hugs him ,Brian helps John with his tales ,and at times they tease one another Terry Waite joins them later.
John says that Brian took him on mental voyages that compensated for no physical
journeys.

John has an unusual experience when in solitary confinement it gives Him strength
to fight on .
There is of course great joy for them
when they are released at different times.

Credit must go to Jill Morrell and those
that helped Her not to give up .

This book did help me and still does,
and it shows what strengths can be drawn together when Humans help one another.

You have to feel proud of their courage
all of them.

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