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The symptoms were not pleasant, and with no health insurance, she had tried to deal with them on her own. But, it finally reached a point where she believed she needed to see a doctor. In August of 2015, she received the diagnosis. My phone rang and when I answered, she said, with her voice breaking, “Dad, it’s cancer. I have cancer.” I felt like the bottom dropped out, and I was falling. But, doing what we always did in our home, we rallied the troops, assessed the situation, and began to research and learn what we could do to fight this wicked invader.

The Ball's in Your Court is the real-life journey of Michael S. Lewis, MD, from growing up in Houston, Texas to becoming an orthopedic surgeon for the World Champion Chicago Bulls. Michael shares the wisdom he learned from his enlightened teachers, including Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson, Abraham Maslow, and other inspiring teachers.

Emily Stowe était une femme d’exception et une militante engagée ! Élevée dans une famille de Quakers où l’égalité des sexes est un principe fondamental, Emily est d’abord institutrice, puis devient la première femme directrice d’école, en Ontario. En 1867, Emily Stowe devient la première femme à pratiquer la médecine au Canada. Persévérante, éprise de justice sociale et d’égalité, Emily milite que les femmes bénéficient des mêmes avantages et des mêmes opportunités que les hommes.

Myrna was a vivacious and active youth, who, at the age of 14, was paralyzed from her waist down by polio in 1951. This is an inspiring story of how faith, positive attitude, persistence, and the unconditional love and support of family and a community led to her miraculous recovery from polio.

The bestselling, beloved writer of romantic comedies like You've Got Mail tells her own late-in-life love story, complete with a tragic second act and joyous resolution. Delia Ephron had struggled through several years of heartbreak. She’d lost her sister, Nora, and then her husband, Jerry...

Imagine entering a country you never opted to visit - and all that during a war! This is how I experienced my sudden arrival in the hospital with a leukemia diagnosis. A noble hero? At times, I felt more like the battleground itself! It was others who fought: the medics, those who visited, prayed, and so on. Personally, in such circumstances, I doubt a patient's aggressively positive attitude makes much difference to the outcome - that may encourage some! I have survived six years down the line - but come with me when there was no certainty, just a journey.

Often misdiagnosed and misunderstood, traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be a life-altering event that can produce a wide range of symptoms affecting physical as well as psychological health. Now, a physician shares her personal journey with TBI after suffering a life-changing accident. In this touching and informative book, Dr. Chrisanne Gordon chronicles her struggles - the high points as well as the lows - as she is challenged to make sense of what happened and realizes that her medical training did not prepare her for these struggles.

Kun Nuutilla todettiin kaksivuotiaana lapsuusiän autismi, se oli vanhemmille helpotus. Vain autismi. Tästä alkoi taival täynnä testauksia ja terapioita. Itkua, naurua ja rakkautta. Alkoi elämä, joka Nuutin kautta katsottuna on kaunis, ihmeellinen ja pelottava.

With 30 years of experience as a nursing home administrator, Natalie Zeleznikar was no stranger to the strengths and limitations of health care. When she was diagnosed with breast cancer, the plan was a double mastectomy and a couple months to recovery. Her reality was eight total hospitalizations in five years after nearly dying - not of cancer, but of sepsis. With a unique perspective blending the experiences of a patient and a health care worker, The Scars You Can’t See follows Natalie’s journey of struggle and survival.

"The best we can hope for you to live is 20 to 24 months...." That was the report given to Durell and Susan Tuberville by the physician who diagnosed Durell with stage four colorectal cancer. Durell and Susan were now faced with the question of how to live their final months together. How do you respond when faced with adversity in your own life? In this inspirational autobiography, you will hear about Durell's and Susan's decision to "live the miracle" rather than prepare for death. You will learn of the miracles of life that have given them success in their cancer journey.

Sympathisch, kompetent, menschlich nah und humorvoll - so kennt man Dr. Johannes Wimmer aus Internet und TV. Ein schwerer Schicksalsschlag stellt das Leben des beliebten TV-Mediziners von einem Moment auf den anderen auf den Kopf. Nur wenige Monate nach der Geburt erkrankt seine kleine Tochter schwer. Die Familie verliert den Kampf um das Leben des Kindes. Hautnah und sehr persönlich teilt Dr. Wimmer nun, wie er und seine Familie es schaffen, sich von der Faust des Universums nicht erdrücken zu lassen, auch wenn ihnen im Schmerz manchmal die Luft zum Atmen fehlt.

Bauchweh oder Durchfall hat jeder mal. Aber was, wenn sie zum ständigen Begleiter werden und ein normaler Alltag kaum möglich ist, weil der Darm nicht mitspielt? Hunderttausende leiden allein in Deutschland an Colitis ulcerosa, einer chronischen Entzündung des Dickdarms. Einer von ihnen: TV-Star und Influencer Philipp Stehler. Nach Jahren des Verdrängens, des heimlichen Leidens und der ständigen Medikamenteneinnahme entschied sich der Frauenschwarm, mit dem Tabu zu brechen und offen über seine Krankheit zu sprechen.

Lene Hansson er en dynamo. En aktiv kvinde, der ikke bare taler om sund kost og livsstil, men som konsekvent selv udlever det gode liv med masser af vitaminer og motion. Derfor er det et chok for hende, da hun i efteråret 2009 bliver konstateret alvorligt syg – oven i købet i hjertet!

Code Gray is a “provocative and meaningful” (Theresa Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Healing) narrative-driven medical memoir that places you directly in the crucible of urgent life-or-death decision-making, offering insights that can help us cope at a time when the world around...

Una settimana dopo il suo quarantunesimo compleanno, ad Anne Boyer viene diagnosticato un cancro al seno altamente aggressivo. Per una madre single che vive del suo stipendio, abituata a prendersi cura del prossimo e che ora si trova invece a dover contare sugli altri, è un cambiamento traumatico, ma anche l'occasione per raccontare la malattia con parole nuove.

'A story of heroism, grit and courage and most eminently readable: since it is also filled with humour and fun.' Fali S. Nariman Dr Jehangir Anklesaria has come up the hard way. Having graduated from medical college in Bombay in 1914, he launches his medical career in Rangoon. Life is good until...

Spoke by Spoke takes the listener on one woman's journey to reinvent herself following a hit-and-run accident which left her back broken and her bike crumpled by a speeding motor vehicle. The stories Terry shares will take you from the depths of despair and the edges of darkness to profound realizations about what we are all capable of. Terry's perseverance and resilience - fueled by her amazing spirit - show us that whatever hand we're dealt, we always have the choice to live a wholehearted life.

A Life in Trauma is a frank, remarkable account of a career spent helping others, offering a positive outlook on the potential of Ireland’s healthcare system in the future. Concern. Compassion. Doubt. Despair. Anger. Hope. Imagine juggling these feelings every day in a situation where your work could mean the difference between someone's life or death.

With over 30 years of experience as a nurse, Anthea thought she had seen it all. But with Covid came the greatest trial, personally and professionally, of her life. Thrust into hourly challenges–many a matter of life and death–while on the Critical Care units of St George’s in south London, Anthea processed her shocking experiences through writing. It started with an email to request biscuits. But her appeal to help boost the morale of her fellow nurses soon turned into a series of astonishingly moving stories detailing the realities of being a front line worker.

Dr Shahed Yousaf is a prison doctor dedicated to caring for people on the margins of society. An outsider on the inside, in Stitched Up he introduces us to a cast of unforgettable characters, including killers, con men and auto-cannibals. To Dr Yousaf, they are patients first and prisoners second—because any one of us could end up on the wrong side of the law. He tells us honestly and compassionately what it's like to be their doctor in a system that's chronically overcrowded, drastically under-resourced and all too easy to ignore.