I read this book for two reasons. First, it’s a great story survival story of recovering from a gunshot wound to the head. Secondly, I feel that I have some kind of psychic connection with Gabby as we both have had significant pieces of our skulls surgically removed, albeit for different reasons, at very similar times.  And then we both had our cranioplaties - insertion of a prosthetic skull - performed the same week.

I am happy to report that the book works on many levels. It's an…

If you haven’t seen the recent Diane Sawyer interview with Representative Gabby Giffords, I highly recommend it. Here’s a link: http://abcnews.go.com/US/gabby_giffords/humor-determination-key-congresswoman-gabrielle-giffords-recovery/story?id=14944407#.TsLQP2HRaSq

Here's a great example of somebody with a brain injury and is reduced to…