The Day My Brain Exploded: A True Story

Everyone has bad days, but back in 2000, Ashok Rajamani, a young man just coming into his own in the world, had a really bad day. Just before his brother's wedding, he suffered from a brain aneurysm caused by an Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM). The circulatory knot of arteries and veins, a congenital malformation, had ruptured; the literal ticking time bomb had gone off in spectacular fashion. The good news was that Ashok survived; the bad news was that the person that he had been had died. His account tells of his physical and mental struggles and how he came to an uneasy peace with the realization that he was now Ashok 2.0, a person who suffered from an odd form of blindness, epileptic seizures and visual hallucinations. Written in a conversational tone replete with healthy doses of gallows humor, especially when touching on doctors, and their advice or lack of it, his story is more than just an accounting of a recovery from a serious medical issue. He also examines what makes an individual unique through looking at his relationships and his experiences growing up as an South Indian American in the USA.

I received this book as part of Library Thing's Early Reviewer program.

From the second I started reading the first page, the author fully captivated my attention and I could not put the book down. Although the author's narration went from the present, past, and the future, the story was seamless and maintained total continuity throughout the book. The author had less than 1% chance of survival yet by God's grace he did survive to pen this remarkable memoir.

I was really touched by the story narrated by the author on page 243 where he encountered a boy who also had a brain surgery due to AVM . His mother told Ashok (Author) that, "The surgery made him paralyzed from the waist down. And he's been left completely retarded. But everyday I thank God that he survived...." Finally she said My baby is alive, alive, alive." His comforting words to the mother gave the readers a sense of Ashok's sensibility and the author's hope for every one affected by Brain Hemorrhage.

The best part of the book is the Author's mother's daily heart rendering letters to God and her son. It almost look like with the help of the almighty she singlehandedly brought life to her son.

This book is written extremely well and speaks to the heart of readers like me. I very strongly recommend this book and cannot wait to read his second book!!

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I simply cannot put this book down. Ashok leaves himself out there.from the truth of how it happened, to feelings of life afterwards, all emotions. Funny snippets. The truth of life before and after. This is more than a book about a brain injury. LOVE IT!!!!!

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You can't help but have an increased awareness of the inner workings of perhaps a tbi peron you pass by in your worldly path. Ashok's humor help to see the sensitivitiy of young man growing through a traumatic change in his life. He also shows how important the support from family and friends are in difficult times. Even in his impaired thinking he realized he must understand enough about his condition to make decision's regarding his treatment No profession, despite the arrogance of the professionals is worthy of blind faith.

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I received my copy of "The Day My Brain exploded yesterday and I can't put it down. I was immediately drawn into the drama of the tragedy this family had to endure and could relate to much of it.

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