It was supposed to be two -- I'd always been healthy. I still was. It was just that... -- All hell breaks loose -- Chaos and more chaos -- This is no kind of life -- No more waiting -- No loose ends -- Phoenix -- First steps -- Surprise -- On my way home -- Re-entry -- Lists -- Rebuilding -- Family -- Water -- Discoveries -- So this is sensory overload -- Ready -- My place -- Help? Help! -- Scars -- Filters -- You win some, you lose some -- Pain -- Moods and meds -- Fear and the memory of fear -- Communication -- Different, not deficient -- Lessons -- See me -- Epilogue: adjusting and readjusting.
Summary:
"When Deb Brandon discovered that cavernous angiomas--tangles of malformed blood vessels in her brain--were behind the terrifying symptoms she'd been experiencing, she underwent one brain surgery. And then anther. And then another. And that was just the beginning. "But My Brain Had Other Ideas" follows Brandon's story all the way through to long-term recovery, revealing without sugarcoating or sentimentality Brandon's struggles--and ultimate triumph."-- Back cover.
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