Monday, October 26, 2009

Can someone really live with only half a brain???

The answser is yes! "Born with half a brain, woman living full life." talks about a woman born with only half a brain. Obviously. Michelle Mack can talk normally and even graduated from high school. At age 27 doctors concluded that the right side of her brain rewired itself to make up for the lost parts. Only her childhood and young aduly life were the most difficult. When she was born, her parents knew something was wrong. But weren't sure where to go. Only several years later did Dr. Jordan Grafman diagnosed what was wrong. And MRI showed that nearly all of the left side of her brain were missing. Some of her movement control nerves were missing. Also behavior and cognition. The right side of her brain took over the speaking and reading parts of the left side.

Michella Mack is now 37 and lives with her mother and father. She works at home, entering data for her church online. She pays rent and can do household chores. She wont be able to live her life alone, but she not helpless. And now we know that the brain can repair itself.

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