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1 online resource |
| Summary |
When Andrea Buchanan coughed one day, a small tear was ripped in her dura mater, the membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord. But she didn't know that yet. Instead, she went on with her day, unaware that her cerebrospinal fluid was already beginning to leak out of that tiny tear. What followed was nine months of pain and confusion as her brain sank to the bottom of her skull. There was brain fog and cognitive impairment to the point where she could not even make sense of the most basic concepts. At a time when she needed to be as clear-thinking as possible, she was trapped by her brain. In this luminous and moving narrative, Andrea reveals the astonishing story of this tumultuous year, her fraught search for treatment; how patients, especially women, fight to be seen as reliable narrators of their own experiences; and how her life-altering recovery process affected both her and her family. The mind-brain connection is one of the greatest mysteries of the human condition. In some folklore, the cerebrospinal fluid around the brain is thought to be the place where consciousness actually begins. Here, in the pages of The Beginning of Everything, Andrea seeks to understand: Where was I when I wasnt there? |
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Electronic reproduction. New York : Pegasus Books, 2018. Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 3319 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB). |
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Buchanan, Andrea J.
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Brain -- Wounds and injuries -- Patients -- Biography.
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Dura mater -- Wounds and injuries -- Patients -- Biography.
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Spinal cord -- Wounds and injuries -- Patients -- Biography.
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Cerebrospinal fluid.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Original 9781681776729 |
| ISBN |
9781681777290 (electronic bk) |
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