My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey
"I was devastated, sleep deprived and frightened after mom's rare and life altering stroke. This book gave me what I needed to know and learn. I went right to the back pages for the "Ten Assessment Questions" and the "Forty Things I Needed Most" lists. In the early days I had no time to read. But lists! Lists I could do!" - Cynthia H. Author: Taylor, Jill Bolte Brand: Penguin Books Edition: Reprint Features: MY STROKE OF INSIGHT Binding: Paperback Number Of Pages: 224 Publisher: Penguin Books Release Date: 26-05-2009 Details: Product description The astonishing New York Times bestseller that chronicles how a brain scientist's own stroke led to enlightenment On December 10, 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven- year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist experienced a massive stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain. As she observed her mind deteriorate to the point that she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life-all within four hours-Taylor alternated between