It's early for an update, I know, but I came across an amazing book that I wanted to share with everyone (and to encourage anyone interested in traumatic brain injury of any kind, for any reason, to buy). I bought the book last summer so that I could add it to the recommended reading list for one of my undergraduate courses I teach, but hadn't read it yet. I found it while reorganizing my bookcases.
The book is written by a brain scientist from Harvard who had a stroke and was eventually able to write about the experience. The purpose of the book is to inform people about what happens to the brain (in brief, easy terms) after a traumatic brain injury and then how to help a person who encounters a traumatic brain injury. I haven't finished the book yet (so I realize I may be taking a bit of a risk recommending it now) but after reading several chapters, I am very impressed by it.
Title: "My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey"
Author: Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D.
Publisher: Viking (The Penguin Group)
Copyright: 2006
ISBN: 978-0-670-02074-4
Pages: 224
Cost: $10.20 via amazon.com
The book is already giving me both valuable insight on where my mom is now, as well as confirmation on where I believed she is now developmentally.
A MUST read for those interested in traumatic brain injury.
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