Leaving La-La Land

Escape to Reality

Robert K Bosscha

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FriesenPress
11 July 2025

Autobiography: science, technology & engineering; Memoirs; Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Coping with illness

Rob is working on renovating his condo when his life is turned upside down. One fateful day, his contractor hears him collapse from the other room. When Rob awakens in the hospital, little does he know, his life-and brain-have changed forever . . . .

Leaving La-La Land is the astounding memoir of a man afflicted by a rare brain condition known as encephalopathy. Over the course of his three-month hospital stay, doctors speculate all kinds of hypotheses for what Rob might be dealing with, which shows itself through both psychological and physical symptoms, putting him through a barrage of tests. Meanwhile Rob, who has lost his sense of who or where or when he is, and his abilities to accomplish even the most basic bodily functions, finds himself afloat on a sea of encephalopathic dreams that try desperately to make sense of his new reality.

Through these remembered dreams, in which he believes himself to be part of a secretive muay thai tournament or the head of a family and husband to a resentful wife in Japan, Rob's hospital experience is half-revealed to him, while medical staff's scrupulous note-taking helps fill in the blanks.

Against all expectations, Rob will eventually find himself able to partially recover from his encephalopathy, regaining a life of relative independence, though he will never be the same. Imaginatively told, at times harrowing, and always profoundly illuminating, Leaving La-La Land is a story of survival and perseverance in the face of incredible odds.

By: Robert K Bosscha
Imprint: FriesenPress
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 413g
ISBN: 9781038342058
ISBN 10: 1038342058
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 11 July 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rob K. Bosscha is an author, organizational development specialist, and survivor of the life-altering encephalopathy journey described in this, his first book. With Leaving La-La Land, he hopes to fill in the gap of encephalopathy information as told from a patient's perspective, providing hope for (partial) recovery to those-or those with loved ones-facing similar odds. Outside of his writing, Rob enjoys many activities that keep his mind busy, from learning about stock trading to completing jigsaw puzzles. He continues to live with encephalopathy at an independent living retirement community in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Interested in getting in touch? You can find Rob at www.RobertKBosscha.com or on Linkedin and Facebook.