Shattered: Tragedy on the Mountain - Living with Traumatic Brain Injury and Bipolar Madness

This is the story of a man who had it all. Yet, in mere minutes his idyllic life was shattered beyond repair. A horse riding accident left him with a traumatic brain injury (TBI), which triggered a debilitating mental illness and an unbelievable journey.

The book provides the reader with a front row seat to the accident, the people affected and the aftermath. The author pulls back the veil and allows the reader to view an incredible journey of amazing twists and turns, heartbreak, struggle and healing. The reader becomes an insider to a thirty-year marriage as well as the crushing destruction of a family. They are witness to each major event of the aftermath of the accident and their dramatic consequences.

Shattered is a compelling story combined with a path for all seeking hope and survival.






Dr. Donna Nicholson retired from her last superintendent’s position in 2009 and now provides consulting services to clients across the United States. Donna has held positions as a superintendent of school districts in Colorado and Alabama, and a charter school system with campuses in many of the major cities in Texas. Donna was the recipient of the 1992 Texas Key Communicator Award. Governor Ann Richards nominated her for this prestigious honor due to her work in creating business education coalitions across the state and helping raise Texas graduation standards through a nationally recognized scholars program.