Brain on Fire

Have you ever read the book Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan? You haven't? What are you waiting for? Brain on Fire is a book about the author and her fight to live through a rare disease. She was having all sorts of strange things happen to her like hallucinations, headaches, dizziness, and seizures. She had a barrage of tests and doctors could not figure out what was wrong. She continued to get worse and worse with cognitive and speech issues. They all thought she was going insane. She was extremely close to going into a mental institution until they finally figured out what was causing the problems. It's very scary what the human body can do. Her body literally attacked her brain. It made her do things she would never do. She said many hurtful things to all the people she loves. Naturally everyone thinks that something like that could never happen to them. Unfortunately you just don't know that. The body can do strange things to you whether you are expecting it or not. That's why it's so important to live each day to the fullest because you never know when it could be your last. You also don't know if you will suddenly have a rare illness. I highly recommend you read Brain on Fire because it will make you put everything into perspective.