Having a stroke

**rich** · 14-Mar-08, 16:21

As some of you know, I am a medical writer. One of my sources e-mailed me this astonishing video presentation by a brain anatomist who had a stroke. It starts slowly but I guarantee you wont be able to put it down.
Here it is:

http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/229

**ciderally** · 14-Mar-08, 17:00

wow....a definate must watch....this will give us all something to think about..thank you for this...xx

**canuck** · 14-Mar-08, 17:19

Thanks rich.

And what a relief to discover that you weren't the one having the stroke. At first I wondered if another day of falling snow had just been too much for you!

**starry** · 14-Mar-08, 17:22

What an amazing lady.

**silverfox57** · 14-Mar-08, 21:35

Originally Posted by rich

As some of you know, I am a medical writer. One of my sources e-mailed me this astonishing video presentation by a brain anatomist who had a stroke. It starts slowly but I guarantee you wont be able to put it down.
Here it is:

http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/229

rich thanks for this link, itwas very interesting,i am glad to have joined org,2mths ago,as have found good links like this one,8years to recovery,and to see her now,

**NLP** · 14-Mar-08, 23:03

Not what I would usually watch, but it was so interesting what a remarkable lady. thanks for sharing this link.

**Sporran** · 15-Mar-08, 02:10

Absolutely fascinating, rich! What a brilliant and amazing lady Jill Bolte Taylor is - and what a survivor!!

**Nettie** · 16-Mar-08, 00:24

Thank you so much for sharing this.

My 26 year old son had a massive stroke last October and although he has made a remarkable recovery, he still has a way to go.

This has given us all so much hope.

**JAWS** · 16-Mar-08, 01:09

Even I found that fascinating.

**trix** · 16-Mar-08, 02:26

Originally Posted by JAWS

Even I found that fascinating.

he cracks me up ^

aye i thot it wis really fascinatin.....

kinda throws all 'e books im readin up in 'e air tho....(really confused now....)

(scatchin ma heid)

**Lolabelle** · 16-Mar-08, 04:49

Loved it!
It makes me wonder if the left and right hemispheres of our brain being dominant is why some people are more into the connection with the earth and universe etc than others, who are more into the here and now of day to day life.
Probably I'm stating the obvious, but that is what I was wondering about as she spoke.
Really interesting stuff, and what a wonderful orator she is, to express what happened to her so clearly, you can see it all happening.