Introduction: A Severe Insult to the Brain | p. 1 |
One Fine Day | p. 4 |
An Awfully Big Adventure | p. 17 |
In the Blood | p. 24 |
Brain Attack | p. 32 |
My New Life | p. 46 |
Sarah | p. 60 |
'Robert McCrum Is Dead' | p. 70 |
'Not a Drooling Vegetable' | p. 88 |
Death and Dying | p. 115 |
Better Dead | p. 129 |
Deficits | p. 140 |
Slowness | p. 166 |
The Rapids | p. 176 |
Seizing the Carp | p. 191 |
An Aspirin and a Glass of Wine | p. 211 |
Candlemas | p. 225 |
Afterword | p. 227 |
Further Reading, Some Useful Addresses and Acknowledgements | p. 235 |
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