This book crossed my path so I decided to try reading a book again. Its about this brain researcher who had a stroke at age 37. Her stroke was a rare hemmoraging stroke, which was on her left hemisphere, taking her about 8 years to recover all her functions. Its been an interesting read, learning about even on the left side or right side, depeneding on the location of the stroke, it affects the person differently. In her case, the details of language and math were affected, as well as daily cognitive functions. She says the right brain sees things in the big picture, where the left brain is more detailed. Right brain is fluid and free, left brain thinks, thus contributing to criticism, negativity, ego, etc. I wonder if that's why I've been more negative since my stroke, seems like things bother me more since then. The part of my right brain that balances that out may have been hit? I need to look back at hospital notes, I wonder if it states what part of right brain was affected.
I think I am actually going to finish this book, a rare thing for me to do since I usually lose interest within the first few chapters. I've ordered a few more books, hoping to start reading more. Turning Emi's bed into my reading nook has helped. I can read before bed now. I think its good for me, better than starting at my phone the hours before I go to bed. Next step will be getting back into something creative again.
