My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor, 2006
Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 8:24PM 
A Plume book, 2009
Loved it.
Do yourself a favor, and read it before someone you know gets a stroke or a brain injury.
Jill Bolte Taylor, a brain scientist, suffered from a massive stroke at age 37. She recovered from it and has been able to tell the fascinating tale of what it felt like to get acquainted with her right hemisphere as her left one shut down. I loved her writing; I loved the two chapters about the function of the brain, and I found her insights into the recovery of an injured brain invaluable. If you're helping someone recover from a brain injury, keep this book handy. Here are a few of her suggestions:
* Protect my energy. No talk radio, TV; or nervous visitors! Keep visitation brief (five minutes)
* Ask me multiple-choice questions. Avoid Yes/No questions
* Expect me to recover completely
* If I can't find an old file, make it a point to create a new one
... this is just a taste of it. You want the rest of the list? Read it.
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