Still Thinking (Most days)

Still Thinking (Most Days) is a funny, unfiltered memoir about what happens when your brain changes the rules without asking. After developing Autoimmune Limbic Encephalitis, Donna Sibanda didn't collapse dramatically. She stayed upright and slowly became unreliable. Words went missing. Chairs became dogs. She nearly drove to Bristol instead of picking her daughter up from school. Her immune system attacked the part of her brain responsible for memory, emotion, behaviour, and personality and then left her to figure it out. This is a story about brain injury told without pity, polish, or pretending. About losing work, identity, and confidence and rebuilding them badly, honestly, and often with a lot of swearing. About kids who adapt better than you expect, a stubborn bulldog who keeps you alive, community radio love songs, hiding a job you're scared to lose, and learning to recover alongside other people with scrambled brains. Written with dry Valleys humour and sharp observation, this book is for anyone who's ever felt out of step with their own life. It's not inspirational. It's real. Sometimes sad. Often funny. Always human. She's still thinking. Still swearing. Most days.