A Tale of a Broken Brain
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Two months before her wedding, the unthinkable happens. Katie, a busy twenty-six-year-old marketing consultant, becomes paralyzed on the left side of her body from a migraine. Uncertain about her future, including being able to walk down the aisle at her upcoming wedding, the state of her business, or if her body will regain normal function again, Katie learns how to adapt and navigate her new life with the support of her family and friends.
After difficult hardships in the hospital and outpatient care, she learns what it means to be an adventurer in the healthcare system and a true advocate for not only her health but her life.
In A Tale Of A Broken Brain, she shares her raw journey through personal essays and stories from her over six-week stay at the hospital and years of therapy afterwards. With each chapter, she shares her most dark and vulnerable moments and her determination to persevere with every obstacle she is faced, from relearning how to walk, use her hand, walking down the aisle and most of all, heal from devastating circumstances.
Katie Vilaranda
Katie is a wife, mother and has suffered from migraines for more than 25 years. She lives in the quaint town of Shrewsbury, Ontario outside of Chatham-Kent with her husband, son and dog. When she is not having a dance party or playing cars with her son, she loves a hot cup of tea, actively volunteering in the community, spending time with friends and family and of course taking life one step at a time.
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