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  • Remember Me Mrs V?: Caring For My Wife: Her Alzheimer's And Others' Stories

    by Tom Valenta ...
    Mother of three Marie Valenta was fifty-four when she was diagnosed with Alzheimers disease. The former primary school teacher had rarely experienced a days illness before this shattering diagnosis. Her husband Tom became her primary carer. He describes the daily agony of seeing his wife slowly succumb to this cruel degenerative disease. Ultimately he gives her up to a nursing home which he sees ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • Swimming in a Sea of Death

    A Son's Memoir

    by David Rieff ...
    Both a memoir and an investigation, Swimming in a Sea of Death is David Rieff's loving tribute to his mother, the writer Susan Sontag, and her final battle with cancer. Rieff's brave, passionate, and unsparing witness of the last nine months of her life, from her initial diagnosis to her death, is both an intensely personal portrait of the relationship between a mother and a son, and a reflection ... Read more

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  • Just Between Us Diabetics: 35 Tips and a Ton of Inspiration to Help You Manage Your Diabetes

    by Bil Holton ...
    Diabetes is a diagnosis that strikes fear in the hearts of people, but it does not need to be a joy-stopper. This incredible book, written by a Type-2 Diabetic, offers very practical tips to help you manage your diabetes as you live your life! It is also filled with inspirational quotes, provided through Body checks, Mind Food, and Soul Notes. This is spiritual insulin for diabetics! ... Read more

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  • Riptide

    Struggling With and Resurfacing From a Daughter’s Eating Disorder

    Riptide is the raw and revealing account of the author’s journey during the ten years her oldest daughter struggled with anorexia and bulimia, a battle that ended with her death at age 23 in February 2000.Motherhood is about nurturing and protecting your child, yet with eating disorders, as with any addiction complicated by mental illness, parents can feel frustrated with powerlessness and filled ... Read more

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  • Purple Heart

    by Andrew Fiu ...
    An affecting, insightful and warm memoir of growing up Samoan in New Zealand — and of coping with heart disease. Andrew Fiu came to Ponsonby, Auckland as a three-year-old, part of the wave of immigration from Samoa that turned Auckland's inner city suburbs into a vibrant cultural melting pot. At 14 he was misdiagnosed as having flu when in fact he had rheumatic fever, a disease endemic in Pacific ... Read more

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  • Treatment Alternatives for Children

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    Parents worry about their kids, especially when it comes to their health. Conventional medicine has its place, but health conscious parents often worry about the serious side effects associated with many prescription drugs and other conventional treatments. Treatment Alternatives for Children is an easily accessible reference guide that enables parents to look up any number of childhood ailments ... Read more

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  • The Dermatomyositis Sourcebook

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    Dermatomyositis (DM) is a type of connective tissue disorder that worsens over time. Connective tissue connects, supports, or separates different types of tissues and organs. With dermatomyositis, problems with the connective tissue cause muscles and skin to degenerate. Other areas of the body may be affected, such as the lungs, heart, joints and esophagus.This book is intended for the newly ... Read more

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  • Can I tell you about Dementia?

    A guide for family, friends and carers

    by Jude Welton ...
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    Meet Jack - an older man with dementia. Jack invites readers to learn about dementia from his perspective, helping them to understand the challenges faced by someone with dementia and the changes it causes to memory, communication and behaviour. He also gives advice on how to help someone with dementia stay as mentally and physically active as possible, keep safe and continue to feel cared for and ... Read more

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  • Irritable Bowel Diet Book

    Irritable Bowel Syndrome affects up to 20 per cent of the population, and the right food can make a huge difference to how you feel. The Irritable Bowel Diet Book provides enormously popular recipes and suggestions for healthy and enjoyable meals. The new edition of this tried and tested book will help you identify which foods cause you problems, and is full of creative ideas for eating on a ... Read more

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    This is an authoritative overview for anyone encountering Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) - a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system resulting in diverse symptoms experienced in an upright position that are relieved by lying down - and other types of acquired dysautonomia. It provides essential information on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment in children and young people ... Read more

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    by Silvia Bas ...
    Did you know evidence of arthritis has been discovered in dinosaurs? While this fact might not make your elderly parent feel a lot better about their condition, there are lots of helpful tips and tricks here. If you wish to know more info on arthritis and ways that you could ease the effects, then read on.Make certain you are getting enough sleep. The stiffness and pain this is certainly common in ... Read more

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