Description
At age 49, Andy Ellis suffered a right-hemispheric stroke, landing him in a hospital in Richmond, Virginia. In The Dangers of Pimento Cheese, Ellis discusses the event that left him semi-paralyzed on the left side of his body and explains how he coped with hospital life for over two months. You'll learn how he returned to his career, and still lives day-to-day with an inconsistent disability. Ellis also touches on the challenges of the few events that have tripped him up along his ten-year road of recovery. A road he has traveled, for the most part, with a sense of humor and access to the best parking spaces at every rest stop.
Product Details
| Publisher | Blue Ink Press |
| Publish Date | December 27, 2017 |
| Pages | 154 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9780996867382 |
| Dimensions | 9.0 X 6.0 X 0.3 inches | 0.5 pounds |
Reviews
"There are other stroke survivor memoirs out there, but none funnier. Andy was a writer before he had a stroke, not because he had one. And though the story he brings back is at times sorrowful, his great writing - alternately wise-ass, droll, emotional - keeps you from ever feeling sorry for him."
--Luke Sullivan, author of 30 Rooms to Hide In: Insanity, Addiction, and Rock 'n' Roll in the Shadow of the Mayo Clinic
"Vulnerability and spiky wit make this account of one man's second chance an appealing and worthy adventure. ✩✩✩✩✩"
--Clarion Foreword Reviews
"A hilarious remembrance of a life-changing malady."
--Kirkus Reviews
"Andy Ellis' Pimento Cheese offers a poignant and honest glimpse into the patient side of medicine. His candidness and sense of humor helps ease the frustration, loss of dignity and dependence associated with a devastating stroke. His story will be truly inspiring to family, caregivers, and especially patients as they see that a successful recovery is not necessarily a return to normal but a return to a 'new normal' way of interacting with the world."
--Susan A Glenn, MD, PhD, Raleigh Neurology
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