Gone: A Memoir of Love, Body, and Taking Back My Life

A triple amputee physician’s memoir of resilience, love, and difficult decisions—essential reading for the amputee, Parkinson’s, and rehabilitation medicine communities.

For the 2 million Americans living with limb loss, for every family navigating a Parkinson’s diagnosis, and for rehabilitation professionals who sit with patients and try to describe how full life can still look—this book was written for you.

In 1979, Linda Olson was a third-year radiology resident visiting Germany with her ...