In her book Fancy Feet, Heidi Cave chronicles a journey few have traveled – the road to hell and back.
After a car crash in the Lower Mainland, which killed her best friend Betty and left Heidi battling life-threatening injuries, the brave 23-year-old eventually triumphed over catastrophic injuries, severe mental anguish and challenging rehabilitation.
The collision, where a reckless driver going more than 100km/hour crashed into Heidi’s vehicle, sent the car careening down an embankment coming to rest on a roof, killing Betty instantly and leaving Heidi injured. It was the ensuing fire which burned 52 per cent of her body that created an incredibly difficult recovery which sent the young woman on a different life path.
Written by Heidi, Fancy Feet takes the reader from the moment she remembers (she still has no recollection of the accident) – the moment she awakens from a two-week coma.
Her memories of this time are vivid, the pain, the treatments, the trauma, the life-altering decisions beginning with her commitment to live, to the recovery of her new normal life.
Through it all, Heidi comes to terms with her vulnerability, exposure to necessary medical indignities and the excruciating long recovery, including adjusting to prosthetic feet and lower legs.
However, this is not a story of depression and hopelessness, it’s truly a story of survival, discovery, growth and hope for her future.
Through it all, Heidi relied on the support of loving, devoted family, friends and the man who would become her life partner, Scott Cave. Together they parent two children and Heidi has forged a career providing inspirational and motivational seminars.
Scott is grandson to local pioneers Phillip Warden, Sr. and Toby Cave.
This book was riveting. Long past the initial shocking story, Heidi writes with a passion and skill that keeps the reader turning page after page, eager to find out what happens next to this remarkable young woman.
Published by Behler Publications, more information about the author’s experiences and the book Fancy Feet is available at the author’s website heidicave.com.
The book is also available through Amazon.ca or Amazon.com and locally at Caryall Books.
