Dr Jill Bolte Talyor shares with us her experiences of suffering and fully recovering from a stroke

On December 10, 1996, at age 37, Dr. Taylor awoke with intense pain behind her left eye—a blood vessel had exploded in the left hemisphere of her brain, and within hours, Jill could no longer walk, talk, read or write. She was suffering from an arteriovenous malformation—a rare type of stroke. While Jill struggled to phone for help, she was aware that the left hemisphere of her brain was shutting down, taking with it her language, organizing and other analytical skills.