Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals that Brought Me Home

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In Stir, Jessica Fechtor recounts the details of her life, after she suffers from an aneurysm while running on the treadmill. Her story unfolds, and the reader follows the author as a bedside companion, whilst she undergoes the harrowing experience of follow-up surgeries, recovery and also subsequently plastic surgery to repair her head. Jessica Fechtor discovered an untapped joy, cooking and preparing meals. She finds a sense of familiarity and comfort in doing what she loves, whilst dealing with the uncertainty of recovery. Stirring, baking and cooking become a constant in a frightening, and uncertain world. It is a wonderful read.