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Author: Sharon Dempsey
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: 2002-11
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 1843101254
DOWNLOAD EBOOKQueen's Univ., UK. Consumer text written for two- to seven-year-old children. Allows children and adults to come to terms with radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and the side effects of medicines through the use of a fictional story. Landscape format. Softcover.
Author: Martino Sclavi
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 2017-06-15
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1473649730
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'Whenever I see Martino I am reminded of how little I know about life and death compared to him. How we don't know what is within us or what may lie on the other side. I hope it's as magical and beautiful as this book.' --Russell Brand When film producer Martino Sclavi began experiencing intense headaches, he attributed them to his frenetic lifestyle. As it turned out, he had grade 4 brain cancer and was given 18 months to live. After undergoing brain surgery - while awake - Martino found he had lost the ability to recognise words. His response was to close his eyes and begin to move his fingers across the keyboard to write this, an account of life before diagnosis and since. Defying all predictions Martino is still very much alive, words read out to him by the monotone of a computerised voice he calls Alex. But he must now live in a new way. This book - that he has written but cannot read - charts the effects of his experience: on his relationship with his young son, his marriage, his work and with himself. In the wake of his illness, everything must be reconfigured and Martino is made to question the habits, dreams and beliefs of his old life and confront the present. What he finds is strange and beautiful. Searching for the words between life and death, Sclavi shows that with determination and a subtle, persistent sense of humour, it is possible to change the story of our lives.
Author: Stacia Mers
Publisher:
Published: 2012-09-19
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 9780983995739
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEight-year-old Stacia Mers, who was diagnosed with a form of brain cancer at ate six, tells her own story of diagnosis and treatment.
Author: Randy R. Harris
Publisher: Ambassador International
Published: 2021-10-26
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 1649600941
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCancer is a major worldwide public health problem and is the second leading cause of death in the United States. In 2018, there were seventeen million new cancer cases and 9.5 million cancer deaths worldwide. Seemingly, everyone has been affected by or knows of someone who is affected by the disease. In 2004, doctors discovered that Carmen Rice had a stage 4 Glioblastoma Multiforme brain tumor, one of the deadliest of all cancers—the same cancer which killed John McCain, Edward Kennedy, and Beau Biden. After being diagnosed with a glioblastoma tumor, twenty-nine-year-old Brittany Maynard made headline news when she moved to Oregon to die with dignity. Carmen’s doctor gave her six months to live, but with her faith in God and tenacious spirit, Carmen just kept beating the odds. After all these years, Carmen is “off the map” and into uncharted territory. They Call Me "The Miracle" is her story.
Author: Michael Ban
Publisher: Mascot Books
Published: 2021-05-04
Total Pages: 38
ISBN-13: 9781645438915
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDoctors, nurses, patients...superheroes? You never know who you might meet, or what you'll wear on your feet, when visiting the hospital! It's a unique place with a few new faces who do their duty treating patients with patience and the highest graces. This book follows the magical, and sometimes mystical, sights and sounds that kids might see, hear, or feel when they visit the hospital.
Author: John Kerastas
Publisher: Sunstone Press
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 138
ISBN-13: 0865349088
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAt 57 years old, John Kerastas thought he was the poster child for fifty-year old healthiness: he competed in triathlons, rode in 100 mile biking events and ate a healthy diet chock full of organic vegetables. Then he discovered that he had a brain tumor the size of his wife's fist. His memoir chronicles the first year he spent addressing tumor-related health issues: preparing for his first operation, discovering a dangerous skull infection, having the infected portion of his skull surgically removed, learning about his substantial vision and cognitive losses, undergoing rehab and radiation treatments, and learning to live with his "new normal." According to Kerastas, the phrase "new normal" is the medical community's code words for "You're alive, so quit complaining." As his health changed, so did his sense of humor. He writes that his humor started out superficially light-hearted prior to the first operation; transmogrified into gallows humor after several subsequent operations; and leveled out as somewhat wry-ish after radiation and rehab. This is a surprisingly upbeat and inspiring book for anybody interested in memoirs about people dealing with personal crises, for patients trudging through rehab, for caretakers helping victims of serious illnesses, or for anybody looking for an unexpected chuckle from an unlikely subject. JOHN KERASTAS has worked at a global advertising agency, at several technology start-up companies and as a free-lance writer. Now, in addition to non-profit and charitable work, he spends his time blogging, speaking and writing about brain health, brain tumors and rehab. You can follow his blog or view his presentations schedule at www.johnstumor.blogspot.com.
Author: Cheryl Broyles
Publisher:
Published: 2012-07-20
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9781469953908
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLife's Mountains climbs with Cheryl Broyles to the summit of California's Mount Shasta and through the trial of "terminal" brain cancer. Told she had only a year to live, Cheryl did everything she could to stay alive. Four years later, still breathing, she and her husband Matt planned to climb Mount Shasta to celebrate her survivorship. Cheryl describes the similarity between climbing mountain trails and living through life's trials. She gives hope for reaching each peak, seeing life anew and loving each day through the good and bad times. Cheryl L. Broyles is a wildlife biologist who at the age of 33 was diagnosed with what is considered terminal cancer - a grade IV Glioblastoma Multiforme. Twelve years later, she is beating the statistics and is still alive living in Oregon with a wonderful husband and two great sons. Her purpose in life now is encouraging others that are going through hard times, to see life's blessings and to never give up hope. Cheryl's web page: www.cherylbroyles-gbm.com
Author: Gavin Francis
Publisher: Profile Books
Published: 2015-04-30
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 1782831045
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSunday Times bestseller We have a lifetime's association with our bodies, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory. In Adventures in Human Being, Gavin Francis leads the reader on a journey through health and illness, offering insights on everything from the ribbed surface of the brain to the secret workings of the heart and the womb; from the pulse of life at the wrist to the unique engineering of the foot. Drawing on his own experiences as a doctor and GP, he blends first-hand case studies with reflections on the way the body has been imagined and portrayed over the millennia. If the body is a foreign country, then to practise medicine is to explore new territory: Francis leads the reader on an adventure through what it means to be human. Both a user's guide to the body and a celebration of its elegance, this book will transform the way you think about being alive, whether in sickness or in health. Published in association with the Wellcome Collection. WELLCOME COLLECTION Wellcome Collection is a free museum and library that aims to challenge how we think and feel about health. Inspired by the medical objects and curiosities collected by Henry Wellcome, it connects science, medicine, life and art. Wellcome Collection exhibitions, events and books explore a diverse range of subjects, including consciousness, forensic medicine, emotions, sexology, identity and death. Wellcome Collection is part of Wellcome, a global charitable foundation that exists to improve health for everyone by helping great ideas to thrive, funding over 14,000 researchers and projects in more than 70 countries. wellcomecollection.org
Author: Jeannie Gaffigan
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2019-10-01
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 1538751038
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Big Sick meets Dad is Fat in this funny and heartfelt New York Times bestselling memoir from writer, director, wife, and mother, Jeannie Gaffigan, as she reflects on the life-changing impact of her battle with a pear-sized brain tumor. In 2017, Jeannie's life came to a crashing halt when she was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumor. As the mother of 5 kids -- 6 if you include her husband -- sat in the neurosurgery department in star-covered sweats too whimsical for the seriousness of the situation, all she could think was "Am I going to die?" Thankfully, Jeannie and her family were able to survive their time of crisis, and now she is sharing her deeply personal journey through this miraculous story: the challenging conversations she had with her children; how she came to terms with feeling powerless and ferociously crabby while bedridden and unable to eat for a month; and how she ultimately learned, re-learned and re re-learned to be more present in life. With sincerity and hilarity, Jeannie invites you into her heart (and brain) during this trying time, emphasizing the importance of family, faith and humor as keys to her recovery and leading a more fulfilling life.
