A must-read

I heard about this woman being on Oprah, and I really wanted to find out more because she's a neuroanatomist who suffered a stroke. It's fascinating to find out first hand, from someone with medical knowledge, what it was like to go through that. It took her 8 years to "journey back" but journey back she did, and she has a very interesting tale to tell.  I am, obviously, extremely interested in strokes due to what happened to my mum, so I shall be buying her book. It will be interesting to compare the difference in treatment between hers in the US, my mum's in France, and what happens here in the UK.  I joined the Stroke Association 2 years ago and I receive their newsletter - it's my objective to volunteer for them as soon as I can get my act together. I don't think enough is known about stroke considering how many people are affected every year. It's also one of the reasons I decided I really needed to lose weight and clean up my act....