The Story Behind Almost Gone
Robert B. Routt is the author of Almost Gone, a deeply personal memoir about family, faith, survival, and the extraordinary power of a second chance.
After years of pain and prescription medication dependence, Robert came frighteningly close to death. He was found unresponsive at home and rushed to the hospital, where his fight for survival was only beginning.
What followed was a three-and-a-half-week coma, devastating physical challenges, rehabilitation, and the long process of learning how to live again.
Almost Gone tells the fuller story—from Robert's Kentucky childhood and the life he built to the choices that nearly destroyed it and the second chance that changed everything.
One Tiny Pulse Changed Everything
When paramedics arrived, they couldn't find a pulse. They kept working on Robert until they detected the faintest sign of life—in his right foot.
That tiny pulse was enough to keep fighting.
What followed was a three-and-a-half-week coma, devastating physical challenges, and a long road through rehabilitation and recovery.
Almost Gone is the story of what happened before that moment—and the second chance that came after it.