PLAY DEAD

Play Dead - A true story about surviving being shot in the brain at point blank range by paid assassins - a memoir which will inspire and give hope to anyone suffering life changing head trauma, mental or physical disability

You will be amazed, uplifted, inspired and motivated by this story of love, courage and forgiveness after the unexpected happened and Eduardo Anton was given the Gift of Life!

Life was good for Brazilian businessman Eduardo Anton running a successful freight forwarding company until the Unexpected happened ... vengeful hitmen with hate filled minds determined to kill.
What saved Eduardo Anton as a gun was fired into his body and aimed at his temple at point blank range was the love of his wife and family and in particular the unborn child he yearned to see. As two more shots were fired into his skull he wrestled with the notion he could die in a pool of blood like President John F Kennedy and he did everything in his power to cheat death.
Amazingly his thoughts turned to the physiotherapy he would need to recover and tactics to trick the unknown assailants. It was this quick thinking and calm in the face of adversity which saved his life. When the gunman left him for dead, his family came to the rescue and hospital doctors put him in a medically induced coma.
Through X-rays reprinted in this remarkable narrative we see for the first time how close the bullets came to snuffing out his life and learn about the delicate and pioneering cranioplasty using 21st century science and techniques such as 3D printing. Unusually Eduardo Anton remembers the twilight-zone coma as he hovered between life and death and describes it in detail in this book.
Play Dead contains unique revelations from the surgical, medical and mental health teams, the experiences of the family as they faced the trauma of the attack, his miraculous recovery, and his determination to conquer disability and depression. The love of his family and above all, the love and strength of his devoted wife, Carole, helped him overcome mental and physical crisis alongside a devotion to God and the positive belief in prayer which he received in abundance from friends around the Globe. Forgiveness was the final act of healing. Today, he rejoices in being reborn to help others through mentoring, coaching and public speaking.