A good friend of mine has recently returned home after a 7 week stay in hospital where she almost died (she was given a 50:50 chance) witha strangulated bowel. She has got over the worst but has lost so much weight and muscle and needs a wheelchair if she does go out (she managed sports day)her children are 5 and 8. Can anyone recommend any self-help books that might help her come to terms with her experience and help her adjust to being back home. Her family and friends are very supportive but she seems like she's becoming depressed. Initially she didnt want to know what had happened to her when she was critical but she now realises how close she came to dying and isn't coping very well. Will she ever return to her old jolly self?