Allison O’Reilly is a native Washingtonian. In 2010, at age forty-nine, she experienced a brain stem stroke that put her in a locked-in syndrome. Before her stroke, O’Reilly was director of marketi...view moreAllison O’Reilly is a native Washingtonian. In 2010, at age forty-nine, she experienced a brain stem stroke that put her in a locked-in syndrome. Before her stroke, O’Reilly was director of marketing for a Fortune 100 company. She currently lives in McLean, Virginia, with her husband. This is her first book.view less