Book
The beginning of everything : the year I lost my mind and found myself / Andrea J. Buchanan.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781681776729 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xiii, 335 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Pegasus Books edition.
- Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2018.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Subtitle from cover. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | Buchanan, Andrea J. Brain > Wounds and injuries > Patients > Biography. Dura mater > Wounds and injuries > Patients > Biography. Spinal cord > Wounds and injuries > Patients > Biography. |
| Genre: | Autobiographies. Biographies. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 617.481044092 Bucha | 31681010096170 | NONFIC | Available | - |
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The author describes her experiences after a coughing fit caused a tear in her dura mater, and left her with brain fog and cognitive impairment for nine months. - Baker & Taylor
A woman describes her experience after a bout of coughing left her with a tear in herdura mater , the membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord, resulting in massive brain fog and cognitive impairment for the next nine months. - Simon and Schuster
A PEN / E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Finalist
A real-life neurological mystery and captivating story of reinvention by the New York Times bestselling author of The Daring Book for Girls.
Andrea Buchanan lost her mind while crossing the street one day. Suffering from a horrible cough, she inhaled the cold March air, and choked. She was choking on a lot that day. A sick son. A pending divorce. The guilt of failing, as a partner, as a mother. Relieved when the coughing abated, she thought it was over. She could not have been more wrong.
When Andrea coughed that day, a small tear was ripped in her dura mater, the membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord. But she didnât 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 brainâno longer cushioned by a healthy waterbed of fluidâsank 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.
The mind-brain connection is one of the greatest mysteries of the human condition. In some folklore, the fluid around the brain is where consciousness begins. Here, in the pages of The Beginning of Everything, Andrea seeks to understand: Where was âIâ when I wasnât there? - Simon and Schuster
A PEN / E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Finalist
A real-life neurological mystery and captivating story of reinvention by the New York Times bestselling author of The Daring Book for Girls.
Andrea Buchanan lost her mind while crossing the street one day. Suffering from a horrible cough, she inhaled the cold March air, and choked. She was choking on a lot that day. A sick son. A pending divorce. The guilt of failing, as a partner, as a mother. Relieved when the coughing abated, she thought it was over. She could not have been more wrong.
When Andrea coughed that 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'no longer cushioned by a healthy waterbed of fluid'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.
The mind-brain connection is one of the greatest mysteries of the human condition. In some folklore, the fluid around the brain is where consciousness begins. Here, in the pages of The Beginning of Everything, Andrea seeks to understand: Where was 'I' when I wasn't there? - WW Norton
Andrea Buchanan lost her mind while crossing the street one blustery March morning. The cold winter air triggered a coughing fit, and she began to choke. She was choking on a lot that day. A sick child. A pending divorce. The guilt of failing as a partner and as a mother. When the coughing finally stopped, she thought it was over. She could not have been more wrong.dura materWhat followed was nine months of pain and confusion as her brain, no longer cushioned by a healthy waterbed of fluid, sank in her skull. At a time in her life when she needed to be as clear-thinking as possible?as a writer, as a mother, as a woman attempting to strike out on her own after two decades of marriage?she was plagued by cognitive impairment and constant pain, trapped by her own brainâall while mystifying doctors and pushing the limits of medical understanding.In this luminous and moving narrative, Andrea reveals the astonishing story of this tumultuous yearâher 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 Beginning of Everything - WW Norton
AFinalistNew York TimesThe Daring Book for Girls
