Jessica Sebastians Memoir Stroke of Reality
United States, 21st Oct 2025 – Most people start a new year with optimism and resolutions. For Jessica Sebastian, the beginning of 2023 brought a fight for survival. The Pittsburgh-based HR professional was hosting a cheerful New Year’s brunch when her life changed suddenly. A blood vessel in her brain ruptured, causing a hemorrhagic stroke that left her unable to move, speak, or see. Thanks to her friends’ quick actions, emergency responders arrived just in time to save her. In her new memoir, ‘Stroke of Reality,’ Jessica reflects on the shocking event and the long, emotional journey that followed.
The memoir begins with the day everything stopped. Jessica describes collapsing in front of her closest friends, waking up weeks later after brain surgery, and realizing that half her body no...
