A Young Stroke Victim’s Story

In this touching story (with beautiful illustrations) Christine Hyung-Oak Lee describes her experience of having a stroke: the confusion, the feelings of being trapped inside her own brain, and the slow process of her recovery. While strokes are often discussed in intro psych classes when discussing aphasia or other types of localized brain damage, it can be easy to forget the human stories of the patients and just how bizarre their inner world can feel.

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