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When Harriett, the author's wife, is stricken by a life-threatening case of Guillain-Barré Syndrome during the COVID-19 era, their world is turned upside down. What begins as a trip to a walk-in clinic soon spirals into a nightmare of paralysis, respiratory failure, and a harrowing ICU stay. The author bears witness to each moment—becoming her patient advocate in the ICU and sending daily reports to family and friends.After two weeks on a ventilator, Harriett reaches a critical tur...

'Gripping, soaring, inspiring . . . Read it' - Atul Gawande, author of the international bestseller Being Mortal'You Can Stop Humming Now is essential reading on what it means to be human in an age of medical technology. I couldn't put it down' - Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich, author of The Fact of a Body'In turns anguishing, gripping, and hopeful, You Can Stop Humming Now is a must-read for anyone contempl...

**Winner of a Christopher Award—now with a discussion guide“Perhaps one lesson to draw from the pandemic, with help from books like this one, is that the ICU experience can be changed for the better” (The Washington Post) for both patients and their families. You will learn how in this timely, urgent, and compassionate work by a world-renowned critical care doctor.**In this rich blend of science, medical history, profoundly humane patient stories, and pers...

Described by one surgeon as “soul-crushing, diamond-making stress,” surgery on congenital heart defects is arguably the most difficult of all surgical specialties. Drawing back the hospital curtain for a unique and captivating look at the extraordinary skill and dangerous politics of critical surgery in a pediatric heart center, Michael Ruhlman focuses on the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic, where a team of medical specialists—led by idiosyncratic virtuoso Dr. Roger Mee—work on the edge of...

The last thing that I remember is feeling dizzy. When I came to I was surrounded by family and friends and I was in a hospital bed. I was drifting in and out of consciousness, I don't know if I was conscious for five minutes or for five hours. From all of the drugs and the alcohol I had been using, a vein in my esophagus had burst, I had almost bled to death and the doctors told my family that I wouldn't make it through the night. I did survive and here is my story and what I believe led m...

A goal of the International Down Syndrome Coalition (IDSC) is to celebrate individuals living with Down syndrome. Showcasing family stories and personal accomplishments has been an integral part of the IDSC since its inception. The IDSC thanks all those families who have shared their stories and photos with us about their loved ones with Down syndrome. This book is a compilation of those stories which come directly from parents and siblings.

This is a memoir of one woman's 10 year battle with Meniere's disease. This disease is challenging to patients and doctors alike because no two cases are the same and the sudden onset of vertigo episodes can be life changing.The author recalls in detail the years leading to her diagnosis, her years of treatment, the two surgeries that she underwent and how she is now learning to live with partial deafness. She presents her story in a simple non technical format that makes this an e...

Monogrammed by an Angel,"Friend" was sent from Heaven to heal hearts!Friend's story is one of the best books to give yourself or others after losing a petor someone you love!An inspirational and heartwarming true story about a dog that proves prayers are answered!

This book is dedicated to Step One in the Twelve Steps of Recovery in Alcoholics Anonymous.In Step 1 you will discover what to watch out for and what can help you. If will power is possible or not. If being "hungry, angry, lonely, or tired" is a signpost of drinking.The 12 Steps of Recovery in Alcoholics Anonymous are responsible for the restoration of families, jobs, homes and relationships. Not to mention the ability for a person with the disease of alcoholism to stay sob...

• Examines the experiences of those who have survived comas• Demonstrates how a key element of the brain is switched off by coma-inducing sedatives, allowing the mind to break free from the body• Shares proven alternatives to medically-induced coma that are safer for treating critically ill patients and kinder for the patients and their familiesEvery day around the world, thousands of people are placed in medically-induced comas. For some coma survivors, the experie...

An inspiring story of a mothers unconditional love, Gods grace, and the will to keep going. Michelle didnt know after her third child that her fourth child would be such a special gift from God. His life would change her life forever and the lives of her family and friends. This book will not only be inspiring, but is education for those who might not of even heard of his rare disease, Hallermann-Streiff syndrome.

After suffering the early loss of her father and subsequent family upheaval, she gravitated toward a life of helping others. From small Maine towns to the plains of Colorado, from San Diego to Northern California, for forty-two years she worked with a variety of people. Linda Converse has worked with adoptive parents, military families, dialysis patients, parents of children with various disabilities and clients with mental health problems. Anyone interested in learning more about social w...