The beginning of everything : the year I lost my mind and found myself
(Audiobook CD)

Book Cover
Average Rating
Published
[New York, NY] : Harper Audio, [2019].
ISBN
9781721349012, 1721349014
Status

Description

Loading Description...

Also in this Series

Checking series information...

Copies

LocationCall NumberStatus
Franklin Park Library District - AVAUDIOBK 612.82 BUCOn Shelf

More Like This

Loading more titles like this title...

More Details

Published
[New York, NY] : Harper Audio, [2019].
Format
Audiobook CD
Physical Desc
8 audio discs (approximately 600 min.) : digital, 1.4 m/s stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9781721349012, 1721349014

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Compact discs.
Participants/Performers
Read by the author.
Description
Andrea Buchanan lost her mind while crossing the street one blustery March morning. The cold winter air triggered a coughing fit, and she began to choke. She was choking on a lot that day. A sick son. A pending divorce. The guilt of failing as a partner and as a mother. When the coughing finally stopped, she thought it was over. She could not have been more wrong. When she coughed that morning, a small tear ripped through her dura mater, the membrane covering the brain and spinal cord. But she didn't know that yet. Instead, Andrea went on with her day, unaware that her cerebrospinal fluid was already beginning to leak out of that tiny opening. What followed was nine months of pain and confusion as her brain, no longer cushioned by a healthy waterbed of fluid, sank in her skull. At a time in her life when she needed to be as clear-thinking as possible. As a writer, as a mother, as a woman attempting to strike out on her own after two decades of marriage, she was plagued by cognitive impairment and constant pain, trapped by her own brain--all while mystifying doctors and pushing the limits of medical understanding. In this luminous and moving narrative, Andrea reveals the astonishing story of this tumultuous year--her fraught search for treatment; how patients, especially women, fight to be seen as reliable narrators of their own experiences; and how her life-altering recovery process affected both her and her family. The mind-brain connection is one of the greatest mysteries of the human condition. In some folklore, the cerebrospinal fluid around the brain is thought to be the place where consciousness actually begins. Here, in the pages of The Beginning of Everything, Andrea seeks to understand: Where was "I" when I wasn't there?
Local note
AUDIOBOOK CD

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Buchanan, A. J. (2019). The beginning of everything: the year I lost my mind and found myself (Unabridged.). Harper Audio.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Buchanan, Andrea J. 2019. The Beginning of Everything: The Year I Lost My Mind and Found Myself. Harper Audio.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Buchanan, Andrea J. The Beginning of Everything: The Year I Lost My Mind and Found Myself Harper Audio, 2019.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Buchanan, Andrea J. The Beginning of Everything: The Year I Lost My Mind and Found Myself Unabridged., Harper Audio, 2019.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

Staff View

Loading Staff View.