01835nam a2200265 i 4500 OSt 20200729110743.0 200729s2018 nyu e b 000 0beng d 9780399593628 RM131.95 hardback PPAK eng PPAK rda 23 616.8530092 616.8530092 EIC G Eichenwald, Kurt, 1961- author. A Mind Unraveled : A MEMOIR / Kurt Eichenwald New York : Ballantine Books, [2018] xiv, 392 pages : 24 cm rdacontent text rdamedia unmediated rdacarrier volume "The compelling story of an acclaimed journalist and New York Times bestselling author's ongoing struggle with epilepsy--his torturous decision to keep his condition a secret to avoid discrimination, and his ensuing decades-long battle to not only survive, but to thrive. Written with brutal and affecting honesty, Kurt Eichenwald, who was diagnosed with epilepsy as a teenager, details the abuses he faced while incapacitated post-seizure, the discrimination he fought that almost cost him his education and employment, and the darkest moments when he contemplated suicide as the only solution to ending his physical and emotional pain. He recounts how medical incompetence would have killed him but for the heroic actions of a brilliant neurologist and the friendship of two young men who assumed part of the burden of his struggle. Ultimately, Eichenwald's is an inspirational tale, showing how a young man facing his own mortality on a daily basis could rise from the depths of despair to the heights of unimagined success"-- Eichenwald, Kurt, 1961- Health Epileptics United States Biography Autobiographies ddc B 178400 178400 0 0 PPAK G 2020-08-10 1 616.8530092 EIC A01645551 2020-12-28 00:00:00 2020-11-30 B 0 0 SP G 2020-08-10 616.8530092 EIC A01645552 2020-08-10 00:00:00 B