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  • Our Stroke of Luck

    New Technology Enables Stroke Victims to Make a Full Recovery

    by J. Gerry Purdy ...
    Most people think that stroke victims end up looking like Frankenstein with a horrible facial expression and erratic movements.But, that is not the way it has to be. Today, it is possible for some stroke victims to make a full recovery. Gerry Purdy knows this because his wife, Alicia – a healthy, beautiful and smart person – suffered a stroke on August 23, 2011 and was able to return to her ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Cracked

    Life on the Edge in a Rehab Clinic, A Doctor's Story

    by Drew Pinsky, Todd Gold ...
    Dr. Drew Pinsky is best known as the cohost of the long-running radio advice program Loveline. But his workday is spent at a major Southern California clinic, treating the severest cases of drug dependency and psychiatric breakdown. In this riveting book, Pinsky reveals the intimate and often shocking stories of his patients as they struggle with emotional trauma, sexual abuse, and a host of ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Nursing Stories: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Journey

    by Pedus C. Eweama ...
    Each of us has at least once in our lifetime come into contact with nurses of all backgrounds, whether in the course of being cared for or while they care for our family and friends. More often than not, we have seen nurses as what they truly are: compassionate professionals who often go above and beyond the call of duty in an unequivocally selfless manner. But not many of us have taken time to ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Losing My Mind

    An Intimate Look at Life with Alzheimer's

    by Thomas DeBaggio ...
    When Tom DeBaggio turned fifty-seven in 1999, he thought he was about to embark on the relaxing golden years of retirement -- time to spend with his family, his friends, the herb garden he had spent decades cultivating and from which he made a living. Then, one winter day, he mentioned to his doctor during a routine exam that he had been stumbling into forgetfulness, making his work difficult. ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • When It Gets Dark

    An Enlightened Reflection on Life with Alzheimer's

    by Thomas DeBaggio ...
    Adeptly navigating between elegy and celebration, fear and determination, confusion and clarity, DeBaggio delivers an exquisitely moving and inspiring book that will resonate with all those who have grappled with their own or their loved ones' memory loss and with death.With his first memoir, Losing My Mind, Thomas DeBaggio stunned readers by laying bare his faltering mind in a haunting and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Adrift on an Ice Pan

    by Sir Wilfred Grenfell ...
    On Easter Sunday, 1908, Dr. Wilfred Grenfell was summoned to treat a boy with osteomyelitis who had been operated on two weeks earlier. The young man needed immediate attention to save not only his leg but his life, so the doctor set out from St. Anthony, Newfoundland, with his komatik and his eight best dogs. To save a few miles, Dr. Grenfell took a shortcut across a bay, but the ice broke up ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Notes of a Love Song

    Day-to-Day with Parkinson's Disease

    by Claire Verney ...
    When Claire Verney agreed to ‘for better or for worse, in sickness and in health’ she never imagined the journey that lay ahead of her. Her husband Michael was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease at the age of forty-six. Notes of a Love Song chronicles their lives as Claire becomes her husband’s full-time caregiver and medical advocate as he struggles with the ravages of end-stage Parkinson's. It ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • A Joosr Guide to... Do No Harm by Henry Marsh: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery

    by Joosr ...
    In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read. But with Joosr guides, you can get the key insights from bestselling non-fiction titles in less than 20 minutes. Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible eBook summaries fit into your life. Find out more at joosr.com.Every day, highly-skilled neurosurgeons take the ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Finding My Voice with Aphasia

    Walking Through Aphasia

    by Carol M. Maloney ...
    On June 9, 2009, Carol M. Maloney, a veteran teacher, experienced a transient ischemic attack in the left hemisphere of her brain. She helplessly observed her mind deteriorate to the point where she could not speak, walk, read, identify household objects, or recall her family. Maloney traveled between the worlds of the surreal and the logical. The stroke resulted in aphasia, the loss of ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • It’S Only Money-Memory Is the True Value

    Musings of a Journey Past

    by Harold A. Fonroe M.D. F.A.C.P. ...
    Author Harold A. Fonroses story, as presented here in his memoir, evolves as a historical perspective of a young male arriving in a humble environment of Caribbean culture in Trinidad, British West Indies along with his sister after the death of their mother. There, under the guidance of his paternal grandmother, ambitions and musings began as he was exposed to the characteristics of determination ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Neuroprotection and Regeneration of the Spinal Cord

    Edited by Kenzo Uchida, Masaya Nakamura, Hiroshi Ozawa, Shinsuke Katoh, Yoshiaki Toyama ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Neuroprotection and Regeneration of the Spinal Cord comprehensively covers the most recent research in the field of spinal cord injury. The first part of this book focuses on the latest animal models and clinically oriented work, providing extensive information on morphological factors and, biomechanical analysis, in addition to the mechanism of functional recovery. The book goes on to provide ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Neuropathology Review

    by Richard A. Prayson ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Richard A. Prayson, md, summarizes in outline form for active pathologists and residents in training-as well as those seeking a concise up-to-date overview of the subject -the essential element of the neuropathology curriculum. Topics range from basic information on the spectrum of neurologic-related disease to pertinent pictorial examples of many neuropathologic conditions. For each topic there ... Read more

    $80.99 USD