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Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
by Susannah Cahalan
Susannah is a journalist who creates the real-life narrative of what happened to her brain over the course of months as a young adult. As she cannot remember it all, this is based on what she and others recollect and other inputs like videos and journals.
The brain is a complex organ. Reading along Susannah's journey, you feel for her, and she writes in a way that isn't too technical to keep you engaged. Brain on Fire also touches upon different types of doctors and the importance of having a support network.
Susannah's book is helping others to better understand not only the specific neurological condition she had, but about how people can change, how hard it is to diagnose, and how we all can be more aware for ourselves and people we advocate for, and how to support recovery.
The brain is a complex organ. Reading along Susannah's journey, you feel for her, and she writes in a way that isn't too technical to keep you engaged. Brain on Fire also touches upon different types of doctors and the importance of having a support network.
Susannah's book is helping others to better understand not only the specific neurological condition she had, but about how people can change, how hard it is to diagnose, and how we all can be more aware for ourselves and people we advocate for, and how to support recovery.