“TELL ME EVERYTHING YOU DON’T REMEMBER is the stuff of poetry and of nightmares. Stuck in time while reading Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse Five,” writer Christine Hyung-Oak Lee experiences the first symptoms of a massive stroke at age 33. Though most of this time is lost to her, she investigates her broken brain with the help of a journal, beautifully capturing the helplessness, frustration, and comic absurdity (yes, a book about a stroke can be funny!) of navigating life after your world has been torn apart.”
—Susannah Cahalan, author of Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
Reviews
“Emotionally explicit and intensely circumspect... . With careful thought and new understanding, the author explores the enduring mind-body connection with herself at the nexus of it all. A fascinating exploration of personal identity from a writer whose body is, thankfully, ‘no longer at war.’”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Honest and insightful”
—New York Times Book Review
“A searing memoir buoyed by hope.”
—People
“Fearless... [Lee’s] engaging memoir...makes a difficult topic accessible and relatable. Lee expertly explains how the brain works and how even a damaged brain can adapt. Her narrative is both scientific and emotional, revealing the wonders of biology and the power of the human spirit.”
—Booklist
Video: The story behind the story
My memoir about reinvention after a left thalamic stroke at the age of 33.
Video: John Leestma / Music: Orion Letizi