As normal as a woman in a hospital gown and a hockey helmet can look, anyway. It came down over the part of my face that was missing and, by hiding the defect, made me look sort of normal. Lee gratis Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals That Brought Me Home de Jessica Fechtor Disponible como Audiolibro Prueba gratuita durante 30 días. White plastic, with a thick elastic chin strap secured on either side to a black rubber loop by each ear. Someone came in to fit me with my helmet, which turned out to be a hockey helmet. Harvard Book Store welcomes JESSICA FECHTOR, writer of the popular food blog Sweet Amandine, and James Beard Award-winning journalist KATHY GUNST for a discussion of Fechtors memoir Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals That Brought Me Home. ' But the fever was coming down, and soon it disappeared. All that and the fact that we know she does get better in the end.Īs an example, she has come out of her second surgery, discovered her sense of smell is gone as well as her left eye, and wonders: 'What was next?' Surprisingly, to me anyway, it was a terrific read, due to the author's straightforward account, evocative writing, and her ability to keep a sense of perspective, objectivity and (gallows?) humor through a truly horrific time. Food is not supposed to top the list of things you think about, apparently, when you're recovering from a near-fatal brain explosion.'

The event brings together women in a hands-on community service project to nourish and heal others while also finding nourishment for their soul, said Schechter. 'When I tell people that I am writing the story of a blocked and broken brain - and oh, by the way, there will be recipes, too - I get some strange looks. Winner of a Living Now Book Award, 'Stir' traces Fechtor’s poignant and inspiring story of recovery with the help of cooking from a near-fatal brain aneurysm. It was a book I hadn't thought to really enjoy.

Lots of reviews going on for this book, Stir - My Broken Brain and the Meals That Brought Me Home, by Jessica Fechtor, and due to it being our current Cook the Books Club selection, I'm joining the crowd, and delighted to do so.

Stir my broken brain