Deborah (Deb) Brandon, PH.D., is a brain injury survivor. She is also a professor in the Mathematical Sciences Department at Carnegie Mellow University. Deb has raised awareness of and improved understanding of brain injury.
Deb is an award-winning author of two books: But My Brain Had Other Ideas: A Memoir of Recovery from Brain Injury and Threads Around the World: From Arabian Weaving to Batik in Zimbabwe."
Deb's sheer stubbornness and determination got her through one of the greatest challenges anyone has ever encountered. In her interview, she shares her secrets on how to realize your gains instead of your losses through any adversity.
Unlike other memoirs that focus on injury crisis and acute recovery, But My Brain Had Other Ideas follows Brandon’s story all the way through to long-term recovery, revealing without sugarcoating or sentimentality Brandon’s struggles―and ultimate triumph.
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