After the Flames, A Memoir by Benjamin Bautz, Signed Paperback

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"I have said frequently and maintain the belief that surviving was not worth it."

This is not a story of easy triumph. It is not an inspirational tale of a hero overcoming the odds.

Benjamin Bautz was already fighting a war against his own body. Living with progressive Multiple Sclerosis, his world was defined by limitation. Then came the fire.

In one horrific night, a life already altered by disease was shattered by third-degree burns. After the Flames: When the Man I Was Burned Away is the raw, unflinching account of the aftermath — the story of a man stripped of his autonomy, his identity, and his physical form, left to sift through the ashes of a reality he no longer recognizes.

With gallows humor and a brutal honesty that refuses to offer empty clichés, Bautz takes the reader on a hallucinatory journey through ICU-induced psychosis, the infuriating absurdities of the medical system, and a faith that was tested in the crucible of absolute suffering.

This is a difficult, unforgettable, and ultimately profound look at the brutal reality of survival — a search for a reason to persist when all hope seems lost, and the man you used to be is gone forever.

A Note from Sled Dog Publishing: This memoir contains graphic descriptions of trauma and language that may be challenging for some readers. We believe it is an important story that offers a necessary and honest alternative to simple platitudes.

• Author: Benjamin Bautz
• Format: Paperback
• Print length: 165 pages
• ISBN-13: 979-8244514827
• Dimensions: 5.25 x 0.38 x 8 inches
• Weight: 6.2 ounces