Titanium Woman

By Shante T Hanks

In a time when The Terminator movie series is back for yet another installment and fictitious, indestructible cyborgs on the movie screen will undoubtedly captivate audiences; Shant Hanks is a real Titanium Woman. Shant went from a lively graduate coed to a comatose patient, lying in a hospital bed where doctors rebuilt her crushed pelvis, broken wrists, ankles and femur with titanium metal. In just six minutes, her dreams of being a professional boxer were over. TITANIUM Woman is true story about a survivor. Shant had just completed her master's degree, was running for a local political office and embarking on a professional boxing career. She already had a great job at the university where she graduated, friends and family who adored her. The world was her oyster. Then one fateful night all that came to a screeching crash She was in a tragic car accident where a drunk driver nearly ended her life. In this memoir, Shant will take you on her journey of survival and recovery. Her story is a testament to her inner-strength and faith. Although, she professes she had amazing doctors and an extremely supportive family, it was her determination that enabled her to walk again. Her family was initially told she only had a 40% chance to live. This experience may have caused most people to give up but not Shant . She is a warrior and uses her experience to inspire others to overcome life's obstacles. Shant tells her story in a way that everyone can relate. She believes her story will resonate well with women and young people -- in particular those with body image issues. But it is most important to her that after reading her story, you walk away knowing the repercussions and consequences of the decisions you make and how those decisions can impact you and others. Most people do not realize that most car accidents occur less than five miles from their home. In Shant 's case, it was less than two miles and six minutes after leaving home a drunk driver hit her head on. If you don't remember anything else after reading TITANIUM Woman, remember Don't Drink & Drive On the fateful night of her car accident, Shant went out to have fun not to be in a tragic car accident on her way back to campus. Shant 's life, Rodrigo's life and the lives of all her family and friends was forever changed in just six minutes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1511415371
• ISBN13: 9781511415378
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"