A woman’s struggle living with a lemon-sized hole in her brain

[Little Tich]

Source: New York Post

Until she was 26 years old, Cole Cohen had no idea why she couldn’t tell time, learn how to drive, cross a street on her own, or know how long to hug someone.

Finally, an occupational therapist in her native Portland, Ore., suggested Cohen get an MRI, and on the morning of June 17, 2007, she and her parents met with her neurologist, Dr. Volt, for the results.

In her new memoir, “Head Case: My Brain and Other Wonders,” she describes receiving her diagnosis.

“Dr. Volt is behind his desk; his computer monitor is turned toward us. I don’t understand the image in front of me. It’s a black-and-white splice of a brain, I assume mine, with an inky black spot on it in the shape of a lopsided heart.

Read more: http://nypost.com/2015/05/17/a-womans-struggle-living-with-a-lemon-sized-hole-in-her-brain/

Note: Yes, it's NY Post, but the story is still interesting...

[Warpy]

1. If only they'd done a CT scan when she was still small

and her disabilities were starting to show up. The scan (or possibly, just an X=ray) would have shown the enlarged ventricle. A shunt placed while she was young could have preserved more function.

This story is incredibly sad.