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Today on Too Opinionated, we chat with author Danielle Kaplan about her memoir: I Married A Thrill-Seeker: A Cautious Wife\u2019s Memoir of Her Husband\u2019s Risk-Taking and Their Long Road to Recovery.\xa0\xa0

When Danielle Kaplan\u2019s\xa0type-A and adrenaline-junkie\xa0husband,\xa0Stephen Kaplan\xa0\u2014\xa0former CFO and CEO of Deciem Beauty Group\xa0\u2014\xa0sets off to take one last solo road trip on his BMW R1200GS Enduro motorcycle, from Toronto, Ontario to near Fairbanks, Alaska, Danielle knows it\u2019s the last\xa0\u2018adrenaline rush\u2019\xa0trip he\u2019ll take on the bike\u2013he\u2019s promised to give it up for good.\xa0

So, when Danielle husband\xa0sets off for his last solo free-spirited ride, he expects to make it home\u2013no drama, no unnecessary risks, just the freedom of the open road and the wind on his face.\xa0But it\u2019s the ending neither of them dreamed of when he crashes on a remote highway in the Yukon, and its\xa0hours before he can receive medical treatment, his life changed in an instant.\xa0\xa0

The treacherous stretch of road between Carmacks and Watson Lake in the Yukon called the Campbell Highway was incredibly dangerous in the rain. Steve hit a pothole and crashed\u2013and what follows is a true testament of luck, love, and incredible fortitude as his injuries leave him\xa0with a less than one percent survival rate.\xa0

This harrowing, heartfelt memoir of Danielle\u2019s experiences during Steve\u2019s tragic injuries and his incredible journey to recovery as she becomes his ally in regaining his health, attempting to understand his adrenaline-junkie antics and must come to terms with everything that\u2019s happened\xa0with living and loving a thrill-seeker and the toll this trauma will have on her life and family.\xa0

As a former speech pathologist, Danielle becomes her husband\u2019s greatest ally\u2013fighting by his side the entire time, through every step forward and step back, as Steve regains his health after the tragic accident.\xa0

And from the months they spend in the hospital to her husband\u2019s eventual recovery, she reveals her truthful, mixed emotions about everything from the life saving measures used to keep him alive to the unbearable decisions she had to make about their family. This heartfelt, raw story contains the essence of the human spirit, and is filled with both determination and love.\xa0

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