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"Some people are deaf. What does that mean? Using simple, engaging text and full-color photos, readers learn what deafness is, how it can be caused, and what daily life is like for someone who can't hear. This book includes a video, which launches via a 4D app."--Publisher.
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Journal Entry: November 17, 2006
An event was going to happen that would change my life. My body and strength would be taken away. All that remained was my damaged brain, heart, and soul. It was my job to heal myself. I would build myself back from a wheelchair and a hospital bed. I would learn a great deal and speak of the triumph. This is how I want it written when the time comes.
Fifteen years later, the time has come.
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I Read! You Read! books are designed for shared reading between a beginning reader and an adult. Meet Avi! He goes to school and likes to invent things. He also has a learning disability. Learn about his family, his friends, and his dreams for the future. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
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I Read! You Read! books are designed for shared reading between a beginning reader and an adult. Meet Summer! She goes to school and likes to draw cartoons. She also has autism. Learn about her family, her favorite lunch, and her dreams for the future. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
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Adults in their 20s share their real experiences living with disability. This collection of first-person narratives and dialogues is grouped into sections pertaining to different aspects of the writers' lives, including education and work, family and relationships, health and wellness, self-image and sexual relations. Between Myself and Them is a rich and diverse set of stories that challenges the homogeneous interpretation of a very diverse group...
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Michael J. Kiser was living a healthy life with no restraints in his life – until of May of 2006, when his body decided to turn on itself. The true story about Michael's own experience with an Immune System Syndrome called 'Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Acute Relapsing CIDP', or "Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy". This Syndrome causes one's Immune System to reverse on itself to the point of attacking your body, which causes the nerves...
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Nick Pernisco was busy with a promising academic career when one day he noticed his left arm had stiffened and become immobile. After two years of tests, he was eventually diagnosed with Young-Onset Parkinson's Disease at age 33. He fell into a deep depression and hit rock bottom, nearly losing everything. This is the story of what came next. Determined to turn his life around, Nick learned all he could about Parkinson's, including everything about...
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What happens when Husband and Wife becomes Caregiver and Patient? "During a simple medical procedure, a surgeon damaged a nerve, and our lives as we knew it would disappear. It went undetected, undiagnosed, and under-treated for over a year, and it progressed into an incurable nerve disorder called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, also known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (CRPS/RSD.) About a year ago, Shannon's joints began self-dislocating. A connective...
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"Some people are blind. What does that mean? Using simple, engaging text and full-color photos, readers learn what blindness is, how it can be caused, and what daily life is like for someone who can't see. This book includes a video, which launches via a 4D app"--
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"Some people need to wear leg braces. What does that mean? Using simple, engaging text and full-color photos, readers learn how leg braces can help and what daily life is like for someone who wears them. This book includes a video, which launches via a 4D app."--Provided by publisher.
72) An insider's guide to orthopedic surgery: a physical therapist shares the keys to a better recovery
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Nearly two million Americans undergo elective orthopedic surgery each year. As a physical therapist who has spent more than seventeen years helping patients through recovery, author Elizabeth Kaufmann discusses the things that your surgeon usually doesn't cover: preparing your home upon return, understanding your hospital stay, getting the best care from the therapists, and dealing with pain throughout the healing process. You'll also learn the difference...
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The purpose of this book is to provide insights and skills to improve the experience and life transition of individuals going through illness and trauma. The author shares their own processing and recovery journey, hoping to help others gain fresh insights and strengthen their innate capacity. The book addresses the long-term effects of COVID-19 and aims to support people with various health issues, offering hope and guidance towards a place of wellbeing....
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Le bruit est aujourd'hui plus intense, varié et présent que jamais, se révélant comme un agresseur invisible. Il constitue un problème mondial qui affecte le bien-être, détériore l'audition, perturbe le sommeil, entraîne des troubles de l'attention et génère une fatigue cognitive, tout en ayant des conséquences sur le rythme cardiaque. Pour lutter efficacement contre ce phénomène, chaque pays s'engage, avec le soutien de l'OMS, dans...
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A fascinating, irreverent guide to human evolution and what it means for our bodies today.
Have you ever wondered why humans are so prone to nagging, and often debilitating, aches and pains? The answer lies in our distant past. This book reveals the untold story of our most common anatomical imperfections, from our lousy vision to our aching feet, and explains how evolution missed a few details on the path of human development.
No matter how straight...
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• A father who was blind has an eye tissue transplant that lets him see for the first time. • A man whose own body attacked parts of his eye receives artificial coreneascorneas and is able to see again.. • A musician with faulty cells in the retinas of his eyes is given gene therapy to correct his failing vision. That's powerful medicine! Explore the power of medicine through the true stories of people who underwent amazing treatments to regain...
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As Rick Hansen wheels around the globe on his incredible Man in Motion World Tour, the children he meets are encouraged to dream their own dreams and work to make them come true. Readers also discover little-known facts about the great journey. They learn that Rick wheeled the equivalent of three marathons a day and went through 94 pairs of gloves. And they learn about the gift of a song that Rick and his team sang or hummed mile after mile. The lively...
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Every day, heroes around the world go to work, help people, and keep them safe. And they do it all while wagging their tails! Working dogs can be found at hospitals, airports, schools, courtrooms, and in the military. Compare the important duties that service dogs, therapy dogs, screening dogs, guide dogs, and military working dogs perform and learn to summarize data. Packed with factual information and high-interest content, this fiction math book...
79) The Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Mastery Bible: Your Blueprint for Complete Duchenne Muscular Dystrop
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"The Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Mastery Bible: Your Blueprint for Complete Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Management" is a comprehensive guide offering support, insights, and a roadmap for individuals and families navigating the challenges of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Delve into the genetic puzzle of DMD, understanding dystrophin, and recognizing early signs. Learn about medical management, including corticosteroid therapies, cardiac care,...
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Les personnes sourdes implantées cochléaires ont des attentes et des besoins spécifiques. Pour tirer un bénéfice optimal de leur implant, elles doivent faire l'objet d'une prise en charge adaptée. Mélanie Cardon et Caroline Collet, orthophonistes libérales expérimentées, abordent ici l'éducation auditivo-verbale de l'adolescent et de l'adulte sourds implantés cochléaires. En s'appuyant sur le travail élaboré dans le cadre de leur mémoire...
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