Does anyone know of any books about personal accounts of illness, disability?

Question

particularly brain injury, cerebral palsy and stroke

Answer 1

There's a really good one about a guy with a degenerative disorder (forget which one now) that eventually made him loose all ability to walk, talk and finally breath. It was sad but very uplifting and insightful as he goes through all his stages of learing to deal with what's happening to him. There's kind of two books, the first is called "Tuesdays With Morrie" written by his ex student Mitch Albom and the other is his own book, "Morrie: in His Own Words". Give em a go, definitely worth it.

Answer 2

Staring Back: The Disability Experience from the Inside Out (Paperback) by Kenny Fries (Editor)

Women Living With Multiple Sclerosis (Paperback)
by Judith Lynn Nichols

I'll Carry the Fork! Recovering a Life After Brain Injury
by Kara L. Swanson
Waist-High in the World: A Life Among the Nondisabled
by Nancy Mairs

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (Vintage) by John Callahan

Will the Real John Callahan Please Stand Up?: A Quasi Memoir (Hardcover)by John Callahan

Lucky Man: A Memoir by Michael J. Fox

Answer 3

I know of two books by the same author. A woman with Autism the first is called Nobody Nowhere, The second - unsurprisingly called Somebody Somewhere by Donna Williams.

Answer 4

Lance Armstrong..Sharon Stone

Answer 5

"The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down" by Anne Fadiman.
It's about a Hmong epileptic child living in America and the collision of the cultures on how to treat her. A very interesting read.

Answer 6

Here is a very personal account:
Gloria Doyle, A Journey Not Chosen.

Answer 7

Tuesdays with Morrie. It is a very touching book about a former student who reconnects with his ailing professor.