Due for release autumn 2026
See Me Hear Me: There is always a way back
Jim Reynolds’ motorcycle accident left him a broken man and in an induced coma. Locked-in syndrome is very hard to detect, and he uses his skills to get back. This is a story of bravery and determination when the odds are against you.
There is always a way back. I just need to find one.
Jim Reynolds saw his life pass before him in the blink of an eye.
The accident left him in an induced coma. Miraculously, after four months, he reawoke, but his reality was that no one knew he was there. The doctors who brought him out of the coma could not find any signs of consciousness.
He was alone inside his own body, and a terrifying thought crossed his mind: no one would recognise that he was alive and awake. His shattered body had already started to heal, but the doctors were contemplating switching off the life support.
He was suffering from locked-in syndrome, and it was now a race against time to get them to notice he was still there, alive and kicking. But that was a difficult thing to do when he could not move a muscle, and even the iris in his eyes didn’t work.
What would Jim have to do to get them to notice? He had to muster all the skills he had learned as a chief communications officer on the Ark Royal. His fifteen years of experience in the Royal Navy had to count for something.
This is the story of a man who fell to the depths of despair and hopelessness, through no fault of his own, fought his way back, and along the way, inspired a nation.