In an Instant
A Family's Journey of Love and Healing

The perils of war and the demons of journalism, the strength in marriage and the love of family, are all part of Bob Woodruff. Lee shared the the toll of brain injury, what he forgot and the pain of healing. He still spoke French and Chinese. Writing took more to achieve. He continues to heal.......more

Review originally published June 2007 As Bob Woodruff was on an assignment for ABC News in Iraq, an improvised explosive device went off near the tank in which he was riding. The book, In An Instant, written by Bob Woodruff and his wife, Lee, presents the story of Bob as a husband, as a journalis......more

I picked up this book to do research for my upcoming novel, Along the Watchtower, hoping to better understand the impact of Traumatic Brain Injury. I was unprepared to find such an honest and heart wrenching story. Like the wonderful novel, Still Alice by Lisa Genova, this story is from the perspect......more

I liked this book a lot. I've heard a lot about Bob Woodruff not because of his job as a reporter and anchor, but because of his injury. I'm a speech-language pathologist and his brain injury was talked about in our TBI and aphasia classes. I thought the book was interesting and well read by Bob and......more