In her first book, A Beautiful Spiral, Dr. Ashyanna Keli tells her extraordinary story of healing from nine brain tumors caused by the life-threatening disease Cerebral Cysticercosis, in which she struggles to survive the devastating physical and psychological effects of these worms growing in her brain for seven years, a parasite she contracted while serving in the U.S. Peace Corps in a remote African village. These creatures were first her torture and then her teachers, and through this experience a healer was born. However, death called again when she was violently attacked in her home. Though she survived the physical and sexual assault, she was left struggling to survive the living nightmare of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, a journey that taught her the beauty of true forgiveness. Dr. Keli's A Beautiful Spiral traces the complex road of illness to recovery - twice - with courage and candor that spans human emotion as well as the globe, and shows the power of choosing life and love - again and again.