New faith-based book addresses the often-hidden emotional, spiritual struggles caused by life-changing traumatic injuries

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July 17, 2024

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla., July 17, 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- A former New York firefighter who lost his leg in a horrific accident has published an inspirational new book that he hopes will encourage some of the thousands of Americans who've had a life-changing traumatic injury — and who often suffer in silence.

Jeff Keene's leg was amputated below the knee after a fire truck ran over his foot when he was a 19-year-old rookie firefighter in Long Island, New York.

Keene joined thousands of Americans who every year suffer what's known as a "traumatic injury" — injuries often resulting in disability, dismemberment or even death.

According to the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, traumatic injury accounts for more than 150,000 deaths in the U.S. each year — making it the leading cause of death for people under age 45, and the fourth leading cause of death overall.

In his just-released book "When the Other Boot Drops: Stories of Triumph Over Traumatic Injury," (https://www.amazon.com/When-Other-Boot-Drops-Traumatic-ebook/dp/B0D99KFDYC) Keene, now 54, says his faith in God helped him cope with the trauma of losing his lower leg and embracing his prosthetic "peg leg."

"If you live long enough, you'll eventually experience trauma, one way or another," the book's introduction says. "It may take the form of physical trauma, such as a car accident or fall. You may find yourself emotionally traumatized from an awful emergency. The trauma may not even be your own, but that of a loved one or close friend. How can you possibly heal?"

Keene, an award-winning Christian author, said he hopes his inspirational story and the emotional rollercoaster of coming to terms with a life-changing injury will encourage others facing a potentially devastating trauma.

"Firefighters, police officers and other first responders have certainly been more exposed than the average citizen to traumatic experiences," Keene said. "Post-traumatic stress disorder can go undiagnosed and untreated.

"By facing our own challenges head-on and coming to terms with them, knowing that success is indeed achievable, we may travel more confidently in this world and have the power to spread that confidence to others."

For information, visit https://peglegpenman.com/
 
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