{"product_id":"but-my-brain-had-other-ideas-a-memoir-of-recovery-from-brain-injury-paperback","title":"But My Brain Had Other Ideas: A Memoir of Recovery from Brain Injury - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeb Brandon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2019 Voice Arts(R) Awards Nominee, Audiobook Narration, Biography, Best Voiceover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2017 USA Best Book Awards Finalist in Autobiography\/Memoir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When Deb Brandon discovered that cavernous angiomas--tangles of malformed blood vessels in her brain--were behind the terrifying symptoms she'd been experiencing, she underwent one brain surgery. And then another. And then another. And that was just the beginning. \u003cbr\u003e The book also includes an introduction by Connie Lee, founder and president of the Angioma Alliance. Unlike other memoirs that focus on injury crisis and acute recovery, \u003ci\u003eBut My Brain Had Other Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e follows Brandon's story all the way through to long-term recovery, revealing without sugarcoating or sentimentality Brandon's struggles--and ultimate triumph.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeborah Brandon, PhD has been a professor in the Mathematical Sciences Department at Carnegie Mellon University since 1991. She has participated nationally and internationally in dragon boating. She is a mother, a writer, and a respected textile artist, as well as a brain injury survivor. \u003cbr\u003e Her essays and guest posts have appeared in several publications, including \u003ci\u003ePsychology Today, BrainBlogger\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSTAT\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWeave A Real Peace\u003c\/i\u003e newsletter, where she has a regular column; \u003ci\u003eDragon Boat World International\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHandEye Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLogan Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSIAM Journal of Mathematical Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJournal of Integral Equations and Applications\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThreads around the World: From Arabian Weaving to Batik in Zimbabwe\u003c\/i\u003e. Brandon is an active blogger and regularly participates in social media platforms, including Facebook, where she discusses brain injury and its impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50337470152941,"sku":"9781631522468","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/RtiQZs0Lxu9781631522468.webp?v=1785061743","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/but-my-brain-had-other-ideas-a-memoir-of-recovery-from-brain-injury-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}