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  OsteoFitKit5 months, 3 weeks ago

  This video changed my life. I got up this morning and watched it...I am still buzzing. Keep love and Peace in your hearts always. We can change the world.

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  jordan115 months, 3 weeks ago

  What can I say. It brought tears to my eyes listening to and watching her. I know exactly what she's talking about, because I've been there. And it was a beautiful place.

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    OsteoFitKit5 months, 3 weeks ago

    Jordan-

    me too. i was crying very sweet tears...I've recovered from 2 traumatic brain injuries. I am still buzzing from it. thanks for your comment!

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      Beau78905 months, 3 weeks ago

      Wow! What a great thing that she was able to describe everything she felt.

      I too had a traumatic brain injury...not a stroke, but similar in its effect. It was a massive headache--by far the worst of my life--that I later discovered was a subdural hematoma--a mass of blood inside my brain the size of a tangerine. The headache was so bad I couldn't lie still in the dark. I got up to splash water on my face, and when I looked up at myself in the mirror, I couldn't recognize my face. I knew it was me, but I just didn't recognize myself.

      I was fortunate to have a friend who insisted on coming over, and by the time she got there, the pain was so bad I insisted she take me to the hospital. The emergency room's protocol was to do a CT scan, which showed the size, location and extent of the hematoma.

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        Beau78905 months, 3 weeks ago

        I'm fine now, left with just the slightest deficit--a very small blind spot just to the left of the center of my field of vision, and an inability to recognize people's faces in the absence of other clues as to who they are. Oliver Sacks writes of a much more severe case of the same thing in his book, "The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat." He calls it prosopagnosia--it's more commonly known today as "face blindness".

        It sounds from Dr. Taylor's description that her stroke effectively caused her to experience the same things as those who have lobotomies. It must have affected her corpus colossum, the mass of nerves that connects the hemispheres. She tells an amazing story of dealing with experiencing the world differently. I'd like to hear more of her insights into the brain, given that she's a neuroanatomist.

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          OsteoFitKit5 months, 3 weeks ago

          powerful story, Beau. Thank you for sharing with us.

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          jordan115 months, 3 weeks ago

          Thank you for sharing that. My experience with traumatic brain injury was one of awe. I knew who I was, and where I was, but I was seperate from 'self,' and literally part of what was beyond me. She explains it so perfectly, & I am actually grateful that for nearly six years I had episodes of slipping into that level of consciousness. When it stopped, I was actually sad. It was like 'getting it', & I could never describe the peace. Anyway, she came as close to it as I could hope for.

          I wasn't aware that people with lobotomies experience similar phenomenon. I hope that's true, because years ago I worked with a woman who had one, & it makes me feel better to think she was in such a good place.

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      cowboygrandpa5 months, 3 weeks ago

      OsteoFitKit:

      My wife suffered a brain hemmorage in Nov. of 2002.

      She was fortunate enough to be at the emergency room taking care of an elderly man who had, had a stroke.

      She still suffers from it, the left side of her face droops and her short term memory is almost non existent. But I thank God she is still with me and we are able to share our precious time together.

      I had, had two serious injuries involving a fractured skull and bleeding in the brain which they drained for seven days. These happened four years apart.

      I still get serious migraines and blurred vision along with memory lapses. But I am thankful for all the years God has given me so far. These ocurred when I was 13 and 17 years old. Over forty years ago.

      I'll finish watching this when I get home.

      Thank you.

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        OsteoFitKit5 months, 3 weeks ago

        cowboy-

        Thank you for sharing your stories of your wife and of your personal injuries. I am amazed at how many folks on propeller have suffered similar injuries.

        and, yes, how fortunate we are to be alive. I am grateful as well.

        this is so interesting. Maybe it would make a cool documentary, or book. seriously. this is one subject not covered. but, it is coming to the forefront since many of our soldiers who fought in Iraq have also suffered brain injuries who are in grave condition. some have recovered fully, some will in time.

        but, again, thank you for sharing.

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  puffin5 months, 3 weeks ago

  I wasn't gonna watch it right away, but I'm so glad I did. That was wonderful.

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    OsteoFitKit5 months, 3 weeks ago

    when it was sent to me, I thought I would get to it later as well. I did exactly what you did.

    thanks puffin for your inspiring comment.

    :)

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      puffin5 months, 3 weeks ago

      That made my morning, FitKit. I was feelin' pretty down, for my own petty reasons, and it was really uplifting. Thanks so much.

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  dadesider5 months, 3 weeks ago

  WOW...

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    OsteoFitKit5 months, 3 weeks ago

    my sentiment exactly.

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  Marry99993 months, 2 weeks ago

  I've been recommending "My Stroke of Insight" to everyone I know. It's the best book I've read all year! You can get Jill's book from Amazon for a good discount.

  Here's the link:

  http://www.amazon.com/My-Stroke-Insight-Scienti...

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  Trottier3 months, 1 week ago

  I read "My Stroke of Insight" in one sitting - I couldn't put it down. I laughed. I cried. It was a fantastic book (I heard it's a NYTimes Bestseller and I can see why!), but I also think it will be the start of a new, transformative Movement! No one wants to have a stroke as Jill Bolte Taylor did, but her experience can teach us all how to live better lives. Her TED.com speech was one of the most incredibly moving, stimulating, wonderful videos I've ever seen. Her Oprah Soul Series interviews were fascinating. They should make a movie of her life so everyone sees it. This is the Real Deal and gives me hope for humanity.

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