Computer software and hardware is my field -- and I've long been fascinated by neurology, because so much of what we know about how it works is learned from studying the ways it can break.
I had a "mild" ischemic right-side stroke in January 2010, and have been coping with some degree of left side neglect ever since. It has led to some embarassing moments: Yelling at my mother in a restaurant because I looked down and saw my spoon moving, but couldn't see why. (She was trying to help me eat dessert.) Asking in meetings for information that was on the page in front of me -- in a leftmost column. One day being able to see my shoulder and hand, but not the arm that normally connects them....
As soon as I understood the diagnosis of left-side neglect, I realized that nobody would be safe sharing the road with me, and resigned myself to not driving "for as long as necessary". I *believe* I have mostly recovered from that deficit, and am resolved to drive again -- it's the thing I miss most. But NOT before it is safe to do so, of course.
David