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June 26, 2008
Jill Bolte Taylor: How it feels to have a stroke
Long story short: On December 10, 1996 Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, a Harvard-trained neuroanatomist specializing in post-mortem examination of the human brain, "... woke up to discover that she was experiencing a rare form of stroke [resulting from] an arterio-venous malformation (AVM). Three weeks later, on December 27, 1996, she underwent major brain surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital to remove a golf ball-size hemorrhage that was placing pressure on the language centers in the left hemisphere of her brain. For the past ten years, Dr. Taylor has been successfully rebuilding her brain — from the inside out."
She tells her own story in the video up top.
[via Robert Kelly]
June 26, 2008 at 12:01 PM | Permalink
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Fascinating account! I couldn't help but draw a parallel between her stroke and an intense religious experience, especially between the receptive and expressive dysphasia and 'tongue' speaking as well as her description of the tranquility that she felt amidst what must have been a horrific experience.
A note of caution though, in the event of a suspected stroke, the first priority is to seek medical attention to determine if the stroke is treatable with clot 'breaking' medications. We have a saying in our hospital - "Time is Brain!"
Posted by: H Lim | Jun 26, 2008 9:39:25 PM
