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1: Fantastic Voyage
I bought this book after seeing a video of Jill Bolte Taylor talking about her experiences on Youtube. My only complaint is that I wanted more! I consider it to be one of the most amazing and important books ever written. It should be compulsory reading for all stroke victims, their loved ones and medical personnel. Oh, and probably for everyone with a brain as well. You read it and you are likely to want to go and hug Jill for a couple of hours for being.
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2: Unique! Interesting! Powerful! Informative!
Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor has put together an awesome book! My Stoke of Insight: A Brain Scientists Personal Journey is extremely well written. What are the odds that someone with such extraordinary knowledge of the brain and at the height of her career would have a stroke at the age of 37 and live to share such an amazing journey with us? That, coupled with her talent as a writer is unique and extremely interesting.
This book is written on a level that average people can comprehend. Step-by-step the author describes how she felt, how others treated her, and what happened to her brain and abilities during her left brain deterioration beginning on December 10, 1996 and the 8 year healing process she endured.
The author explains her nirvana like existence when her right brain was dominant while her left brain was healing. Her ability to live in the moment and observe her thoughts in a detached manner to reach a peaceful state as a result of her connection to her right brain is described by many other authors as "Mindfulness Meditation." [See my other reviews if you are interested in reading other books on this technique.]
Enthralled with the story, I could not put this book down. I doubt that there is another book written by a person with firsthand expert knowledge of what it is like to have and recover from a stroke. I am glad I read this book and recommend it to people who are interested in study of the brain or those who like biographical stories of people who not only survive, but grow out of the depths of catastrophe.
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3: Excellent Book
I selected this book wanting to read about the author's right brain experiences. For me this part of the book alone would have made it remarkable. But the information on how she healed and the implications for caregivers likewise were eyeopening. I wish I had read this book before the brief period my father was in a coma before he died. It has given me a new respect for the plasticity of the brain and the implications beyond strokes and I immediately began another book on that topic. Finally, at a personal level, the book has made me aware of the ability to shut off those annoying left brain dialogs as needed and move into a more joyful, compassionate place. This is a hopeful, wonderful book.
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4: My Stroke of Insight
This book is informative, personal and scientific--a rare combination. I teach Anatomy and Physiology to Nursing Students and have ordered a second copy so the students may borrow it for extra-credit reading. The left brain-right brain differences are often neglected when studying the brain and this book informs us without being boring. It is good reading for the layperson as well as the scientist.
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5: Help for a friend
A friend suffered a massive stroke a year ago and was depressed. I hoped this book would give insight into what she was going through. It more than met expectations. In fact we are using it as part of her therapy to recovery. We read the book out loud together and it has opened my friend up to discuss her own feelings and perceptions about her condition and spurred her on to get stronger. The book is a must read after or preferably before a loved one is afflicted so that you know what to expect, what help to seek at the earliest possible moment and what therapy methods work best and why. [...]
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