A Stroke of Insight

Have you read this book?? A Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor... I bought it in the Winnipeg airport the other day, desperate for a book. I've been seeing it in Chapters on and off and never bought it. Jill is a brain scientist who had a burst-blood-vessel stroke and lived to tell about it. It severely affected her left brain functions (reading, writing, movement, numberrs) and it took her 7 years to recover. She was able to rewire her brain so that she could recover... She speaks a lot about the right side of the brain, the side that wasn't affected by the stroke, and how different it is to live out of that side of the brain. She suggests several ways in which we can get a more balanced outlook to life... all of us strongly left-brained people! Meditation is... of course... one of those methods! It's a very readable book and only took me about 3 hours to read, so finished by the time I landed in Calgary! She gives pointers on stroke indicators and how to help someone who has had a stroke... Soft and slow is the answer... and recognizing that stroke victims are wounded... not stupid! Everybody should read this book!