I don’t think I’ve ever seen Oprah cry on camera until watching this interview. This is a very emotional episode so consider yourself warned. It’s very powerful for all of us and our family and friends.
Ben
Ben when will the show be? I cant wait…do you know the date and time…
Caroline
Ben
I just watched the show on my computer. It is a very emotional but heart warming episode. It really touches the heart and makes you think. I even considering calling and donating my brain.
It looks like it will only it is only available on XM and the web. The format doesn’t look like her normal studio format unless she taped another one separately.
Jill has also presented at TED conference about her experience. She explained it in a way that was really easy to understand and relate to.
The video is available here: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html
oh wow…I just watched the oprah piece with Jill and her avm rupture! That is exactly what is going on with noah, except that within minutes, his right side had shut down…talking, writing, right arm and leg! He is only 9 and explaining to him what has happened inside his brain is really tough. He does have trouble analyzing and organizing things…his toughts,basic tasks…I know we are only 4 weeks out of his stroke and subsequent craniotomy and that it is going to be a long road. He is walking…just a bit of balance problem, and speech is coming slow, very slow, and with some issues as certain sounds are hard to produce.Jill’s story gives me hope…and I have been told that Noah does have his age on his side. He had a cat scan today, and the neurosurgeon will come and see him tomorrow (as we are still in the hospital). Dr Harry Van Loveren is the surgeon’s name…he is fantastic…specializes in avms and aneurisms.He was able to removed the blood clot (6cmx4cm)…it was huge, and the avm, and re-rpouted the blood flow…Noah was kept sedated and on a ventilator for 2 days, blood pressure artificially lowered , and stayed in Icu for over a week. We are in Tampa General pediatric rehab…and everyone here is wonderful. I too understand what you mean and yes! my philosophy on life has changed…never, NEVER take my loved ones for granted, cherish every moment…and make time always to mean what I say, and say what I mean. I remember now Noah talking incessantly in the car while I was driving…just the day he had his stroke…and wishing, actually asking him to PLEASE be quiet…I would do anything to hear that constant chatterbox…instead…here we are, struggling for every word, unceratin of the extent of his recovery. I have vowed to enjoy every moment…never taking anything for granted.
Tilda,
I am sharing your fears and tears. We were in a much similar situation last year. My husband had the AVM rupture and surgeries. He couldn’t do simple things after the trauma, slowly he could add and multiply and at first he couldn’t verbally recall and state how to leave from the driveway to work, 3 miles away. He is a CPA and couldn’t multiply 50 times 200 in his head, two months after surgery. I worked with him and he had rehab. I worked aside the speech therapist and one came to the house, she was great - in Fort Worth. She gave him exercises, he used games to help me. He is still unable to work, but he can drive very short distances, cook, read again, - it takes time -alot of time. Hang in there. He will come back to you and you will have a relationship again.
I had the privilege of meeting Dr. Taylor at a luncheon she spoke at in Houston a few months ago. She was so kind, and we shared about our avm-stroke experiences, and she signed my book for me. Truly a remarkable avm survivor…