Dizzy: A Fictional Memoir - Softcover

On December 15, 2005, my life as I knew it changed forever. Diagnosed with bilateral vestibulopathy with oscillopsia, this is the same illness that Angie Styles, the lead character in Dizzy, develops. All symptoms, causes, diagnoses, treatments and time lines mentioned are true.

My hope with this book is not only to entertain but also educate; bring awareness to this disease that affects hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. And if just one person suffering from these same symptoms reads Dizzy and realizes the are not alone, then my job is done.

With much gratitude I thank Dr. Neera Kapoor, Dr. Sujana S. Chandrasekhar, and James Gurley, my physical therapist. Each one of you helped to save my life and then taught me how to survive in my new one.

ARTHUR WOOTEN is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Leftovers, Birthday Pie, On Picking Fruit and Fruit Cocktail. He's also penned the children's picture book Wise Bear William: A New Beginning and the collection of short stories, Arthur Wooten's Shorts. A playwright, his works include the award winning Birthday Pie, which had its world premiere at the Waterfront Playhouse, Key West, FL. His one act plays, Lily and The Lunch, have been produced in New York and most recently in Te Anau, New Zealand. For two years he was the humorist for the London based magazine, reFRESH. Arthur grew up in Andover, MA, and now resides in New York City. arthurwooten.com