From Scientist to Stroke Survivor

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(118 118 118 1)>How does the journey of self-discovery unfold in the aftermath of a life-altering stroke?</strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(118 118 118 1)><em>From Scientist to Stroke Survivor</em></strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(118 118 118 1)> is a poignant work of narrative nonfiction a tapestry woven of prose poetry and lyrical essays. Diving deep into the facets of identity and the quest for self-reclamation </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(118 118 118 1)>Elly Katz</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(118 118 118 1)> navigates the aftermath of a stroke using the written word as a tool for understanding and articulation.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(118 118 118 1)>In her journey of self-discovery Katz delves into migratory episodes of person-building. Each of these acts serves as a lens through which she explores identity grapples with disability and strives to reclaim the center of her life story-despite the eclipse caused by a life-altering stroke. These contemplative encounters exist at the margins shaping her realization of self. This book is an intimate exploration of disability which zigzags across genres blurring boundaries and troubling the linearity of time. It is a pilgrimage of the soul-a journey that weaves through calamity and emergence leaving no emotion untouched.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(118 118 118 1)>Drawing the readers into the profound depths of human resilience this book is ideal reading for students of disability studies writing courses and trauma courses.</span></p><p></p>