"Allison, a retired Ottawa music teacher and musician, was plagued by odours no one else could detect. Her family doctor referred her to The Ottawa Hospital for a brain scan. The scan revealed a giant brain aneurysm, a balloon-like bulge in a major blood vessel in her brain. In a twelve hour operation, during which her blood was chilled and her heart stopped, the aneurysm was "clipped". Following surgery Allison had severe cognitive and physical deficits. Three months after her surgery, she had the communication skills of a toddler, and she was afraid that she might never return to the adult world. This is the story of her remarkable recovery, written with her husband, Robert McMechan"--Provided by publisher.
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ISBN:9781460251782 (pbk.)
ISBN:1460251784 (pbk.)
ISBN:9781460251775 (hc.)
ISBN:1460251776 (hc.)
Physical Description:print 420 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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