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I Had Brain Surgery, What's Your Excuse?

Suzy Becker

hardcover | Pages: 256 pages

Rating: 3.78 | 442 Users | 56 Reviews

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Title	:	I Had Brain Surgery, What's Your Excuse?
Author	:	Suzy Becker
Book Format	:	hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 256 pages
Published	:	December 10th 2003 by Workman Publishing Company (first published December 1st 2003)
Categories	:	Autobiography. Memoir. Nonfiction. Humor. Medical. Biography. Health. Psychology

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For years Suzy Becker, author of The New York Times bestseller All I Need to Know I Learned from My Cat, literally lived by her wits--her imagination, intelligence, ideas, passion. During much of that time she was also suffering seizures. But they came secretly in the middle of the night, and were probably stress-related, or so one doctor said. Then a seizure (and a second opinion) led to a round of specialists, Cat scans, MRIs, and-Suzy's worst fears come true--brain surgery.

An inspiring memoir, I Had Brain Surgery, What's Your Excuse? is a story of identity told with wise, surprising humor. It takes readers on a journey that's both metaphysical and whimsical; one that is by turns rivetingly dramatic and unexpectedly light. Illustrated with drawings, charts, newspaper clippings, silly graphs, and real EEGs and MRIs, I Had Brain Surgery . . . turns one artist's story into a universal book about creativity, family, healing, love, commitment, and that intangible something that gives each of us our spark.

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Original Title:	I Had Brain Surgery, What's Your Excuse?
ISBN:	0761124780 (ISBN13: 9780761124788)
Edition Language:	English

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Real insight into what it must be like to have brain damage. I applaud the author's accomplishment in telling her story. However, I did not find much humor in the book or the illustrations.

I had brain surgery -- so of course I had to read this book! Becker does a great job of breaking down a long illness, discussing how it changes your life in ways you never expected, and showing the "lighter side" of life.

Her personal journey with brain surgery. I found the stories about what happened and how people reacted to her interesting and her anecdotes and drawings were great. I didn't relate at all to her coping mechanisms and reactions so this detracted from the enjoyment of the read, for me.

you know those happy books about surviving cancer you give people to cheer them up i.e. "cancer vixen" this ain't one of them. Suzy Becker writes about losing a piece of her mind and creativity to surgery, her dealings w/her parter and her family while she tries to figure out who she is now. and her new job starts a couple months after the surgery and she continues to organize a 500 mile charity bike ride.i knoe i wouldn't give a copy of this to someone about to have brain surgery, i also know i



Most useful quotesWhen I want to be as fit as I was 15 years ago..."If I keep comparing, reminding myself how I used to sound or be, I'll never feel like doing anything again."When my brain doesn't work so well Suzy's colleague confesses, and Suzy replies" 'A lot of what you've just finished describing happens to me and [chuckle] I haven't even had brain surgery.'Then what do I say? What do I usually say?Me: Well, what's your excuse? [chuckle] "

Suzy's humor kept me smiling through tears as she chronicles her diagnosis through amazing recovery. It was difficult to read at times because if a brain tumor can happen to a brilliant, athletic young woman we know there are no rules.