A raw and unflinching memoir of survival, truth, and transformation. Phillippa Mann takes readers deep into the fractured world of a girl who grew up living with a monster-a world where love and fear shared the same face, and silence became a means of survival.Through heartbreak, chaos, and betrayal, Phillippa's voice emerges from the shadows as she begins to piece together a life that was never hers to begin with. Her journey is one of courage and reckoning, of facing the unbearab...

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An insight into what it's like to be a first-year junior doctor - the ups and downs, the drama, and how terrifying it is to finally be making decisions.Diagnosis and death; uncertainty and urgent laxatives; sleep deprivation and synthetic drawstring trousers: this debut work by Izzy Lomax-Sawyers chronicles her first year as a tired junior doctor at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital.How can Izzy be a thorough and compassionate doctor while still leaving work b...

This shockingly frank and irreverent memoir of a young woman's life with a heart transplant "will inspire and choke you up with tears and laughter" (Larry King).At twenty-four, Amy Silverstein was your typical type-A law student: smart, driven, and highly competitive. With a full course load and a budding romance, it seemed nothing could slow her down. Until her heart began to fail. With a grace and force reminiscent of Lucy Grealy's Autobiography of a Face

After a mother's death, a daughter embarks on a personal journey of grief and healing. Hope Edelman shared her journey in Motherless Daughters; afterward, she received letters from motherless women all over the world who felt compelled to share their own stories of mother loss. Comforted by the shared experiences that appeared in the book, they wanted to hear more from women like them. Letters from Motherless Daughters was created to fulfill that request, and now, in this...

Brenda Currey Lewis was a typical, active child. But when she was seven years old her life changed dramatically. Generalized dystonia (dystonia musculorum deformans) turned her muscles against her. This rare neurological movement disorder causes muscle groups to tug and twist the body into abnormal postures. Brenda started walking on the outer edge of her right foot, and within a year she was wheelchair bound. The symptoms gradually spread through most of her body. For almost forty years Bren...

More than 200,000 tonsillectomies and adenoidectomies will be performed on children this year. Will you be ready?The new 2nd Edition of this bestselling book helps parents understand and organize the necessary medical and emotional components that accompany their child's surgery. In an easy to follow timeline for events prior to and following a tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy, the author provides reassuring and accurate guidance that eases the process for the patient...

The ‘How to Babysit The Babysitting Business Guide Book” serves as a guide to aspiring babysitters who want to improve on their craft or are just starting out in the babysitting business. It contains a section that provides a detailed description of the changes that occur to a child through the years. Included are the most common problems and questions that arise on the subjects of mealtime, problem kids, temper tantrums and other expected challenges. Also covered in extent are the proper ...

Child loss is a heartbreaking journey for parents who are left behind. When a child dies, a part of the hearts of every bereaved parent goes with a precious child into eternity. No parent, ever, wishes to survive their own child. Forever Namaste is a raw and personal account of a mother's private journey through the first two years after child loss from pulmonary embolisms.For parents who have lost a child, the journey forward is often a lonely path. Culturally, many believe child ...

At the tender age of 15, Candice Kirkbrides life changed forever. Happiness is at the front of her mind everyday despite the challenges she continues to face. She does not want to be defined by that one fateful night. She has dedicated herself to inspiring others to find happiness in their life. Candices message touches each person differently. Whether its through her story of recovery, overcoming adversity or forgiving those who have wronged her, she has experienced so much in her young l...

After the death of Dianas husband Brad, there have been strange occurrences in her home. Apparitions, orbs and spirits have continued to come into her home since the death of her husband in 2005. These occurrences have compelled Diana to write this book and convey to everyone that there is life after death and that love continues even after physical death.

When the indomitable Suzan tumbled to the ground, so did her worlda world of endless high-paced activities as a hotel sales executive. The struggle through terrible times became their shared, heartrending story. It tells us much about love triumphing over adversity, aided and abetted by medical magicians. Although they had never heard of Guillain-Barr syndrome until it struck like wicked lightning, this book follows their journey to make as complete recovery as possible. Through Suzan and ...