{"product_id":"the-valedictorian-of-being-dead-my-struggle-with-suicidal-depression-paperback","title":"The Valedictorian of Being Dead: My Struggle with Suicidal Depression - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHeather B. Armstrong\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author and blogger Heather B. Armstrong comes an honest and irreverent memoir--reminiscent of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eBrain on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e--about her experience as the third person ever to participate in an experimental treatment for depression involving ten rounds of a chemically induced coma approximating brain death.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor years, Heather B. Armstrong has alluded to her struggle with depression on her website, \u003ci\u003edooce\u003c\/i\u003e. It's scattered throughout her archive, where it weaves its way through posts about pop culture, music, and motherhood. In 2016, Heather found herself in the depths of a depression she just couldn't shake, an episode darker and longer than anything she had previously experienced. She had never felt so discouraged by the thought of waking up in the morning, and it threatened to destroy her life. For the sake of herself and her family, Heather decided to risk it all by participating in an experimental clinical trial. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now, for the first time, Heather recalls the torturous eighteen months of suicidal depression she endured and the month-long experimental study in which doctors used propofol anesthesia to quiet all brain activity for a full fifteen minutes before bringing her back from a flatline. Ten times. The experience wasn't easy. Not for Heather or her family. But a switch was flipped, and Heather hasn't experienced a single moment of suicidal depression since. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Breathtakingly honest\" (Lisa Genova, \u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author), self-deprecating, and scientifically fascinating, \u003ci\u003eThe Valedictorian of Being Dead\u003c\/i\u003e brings to light a groundbreaking new treatment for depression. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Valedictorian of Being Dead\u003c\/i\u003e was previously published with the subtitle \"The True Story of Dying Ten Times to Live.\"\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52241609720082,"sku":"9781501197055","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/x1gz6sAfTy9781501197055.webp?v=1777903835","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/the-valedictorian-of-being-dead-my-struggle-with-suicidal-depression-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}