Brain power
With the right help and hard work, the mind can repair itself
 Samantha Para, 16, recently had brain surgery to remove portions of her brain. She remains amazingly active thanks to the brain's amazing powers to rewire itself. (Jonathan Wiggs / Globe Staff) |
When Samantha Para was born, the doctors told her mother that they did not know if she would ever walk or talk. Where the left side of Samantha's brain should have been, scans showed little but empty darkness, damage from a huge prenatal stroke. Take her home, they said, and do your best. (Full article: 1155 words)
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