Published October 1999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr Sacks classic book about parkinsonian and severely affected post encephalitic patient's reactions to a new "miracle" drug, l-dopa, while maintaining their dignity and a positive outlook  on life  even in the bleakest of circumstances. 

Mr. Richmond has written a wonderful book about himself from day one of getting encephalitis, months in the hospital, time in a psychiatric wardand back to a full life.  I am having all of my family and friends read it.  People know I was "sick"; they just don't know "how" sick with a lot of permanent memory disabilities.  Since this is a true story and not a novel, I think they will be able to see what I've been talking about over the past six years.  This is a MUST READ.  *****

Even though Floyd never says he had encephalitis, this books explains what encephalitis (or any other brain illness) has done to us.  It isa must read!

 

Ingrid

i thought this was an interesting book relating the importance of physical movement to cognitive development.  Similar to Brain Gym philosophy i believe.

check it out!

Damasio discusses the physical, emotional, and mental components of consciousness. Fairly heavy reading, but enlightening because deficiencies, large or small, impact on the total person. 

 

I've been dealing with marriage counselors for years who try to separate facts and feelings in order to construct their own twisted view of my psyche. Damasio says "no can do, everything is all wrapped together very tightly..." 

 

He's the second person I've run across who knows and believes the complexities of brain chemistry.

Dr. Goddard is a Medical Entomologist at the Mississippi Department of Health and Clinical Assistant Professor of Preventative Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical School.  He is an expert on encephalitis.  This is what he says in the preface, "Mosquito-borne diseases have always been around, but occasionally a new one is introduced into a country causing widespread disease and even death.  This novel is about such a disease outbreak and the desperate attempts to control it."

 

It is a fiction book but the people who are stricken with encephalitis are based on fact.  It was a quick read, and, somewhat scarey to me because most of the people stricken with the encephalitis did not survive as we did.