Author: Shapiro, Alison Bonds

Alison Bonds Shapiro suffered a debilitating and nearly fatal stroke in her early 50s. Healing into Possibility chronicles her experience as she slowly became aware of the extent of her disabilities and how she recovered. Through trial and error she learned how attitude played the most important roles in her recovery. According to Shapiro, the key is grapsing how to make positive choices. As she discovered, the neuro-plasticity of her brain allowed for huge improvement - with patience and persistence. In this touching book, she teaches simple principles that anyone can use when faced with illness, injury, or any other seemingly insurmountable problem. They can transform despair into hope and dead ends into possibilities. The book augments Alison's experiences with those of other stroke survivors. Readers feel as though they are with her as she attempts to walk across the gravel driveway to return home for the first time in months, as she fumbles to learn to cook using her left hand, and finally as she hikes up Mount Tamalpais.