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Braided Creek: A Conversation in Poetry
Friends and fellow poets Harrison and Kooser decided to have a correspondence entirely in short poems after Kooser was diagnosed with cancer and, Harrison says, "Ted's poetry became overwhelmingly vivid." The results of that decision are gathered here, and none of the two- to five-line writings is individually signed.

A Vow to Cherish
As Jake and Ellen Brighton prepare for a new life together on the eve of their youngest son's high school graduation, their life begins to fall apart. Forty-seven-year-old Ellen is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

Swimming in a Sea of Death: A Son's Memoir
At age 70, Susan Sontag was diagnosed with a virulent form of blood cancer, her third bout with cancer over the course of 30 years and one she would not win. Her son, journalist Rieff (At the Point of a Gun), accompanied her through her final illness and death, and offers an extraordinarily open, moving account of the trial and journey.

The 10 Best Questions for Recovering from a Heart Attack
A good mind knows the right answers, but a great mind knows the right questions. And never are the Best Questions more important than after the life-altering event of surviving a heart attack or being diagnosed with heart disease.

ADHD: A Beginner's Guide for Parents: What It Means When Your Child is Diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disor
You are NOT alone. It has been calculated that nearly six percent of children are now being diagnosed with ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. For parents like yourself, a diagnosis of ADHD can be a relief, since it can help explain a lot of the difficult behaviors you have seen in your child.

How to Talk to an Autistic Child
There are many reasons why you might be reading this book. Perhaps you’re a parent whose child has been diagnosed with autism and you’re hoping to understand your child better and improve your relationship with him or her. Of course, parents aren’t the only people who can benefit from this book.

Songs in the Key of September
After a bitter divorce a young man moves from his hometown to make a fresh new start in another city. Everything is going well for him but his life suddenly changes when he learns his father is diagnosed with leukemia and has less than a year to live. Shortly after his father passes away a job promotion brings him back to his hometown, a city he had hoped would become a permanent part of his past.

Fireworks on the brain
The book describes the life of Jacob Klompstra, age 60, who suffered from ADHD his entire life, but was only recently diagnosed. The foreword was written by psychiatrist Dr Sandra Kooij, an expert in the field of ADHD in adults. It is the first book ever to describe living for 60 years with ADHD from the point of view of someone with ADHD.

Is It ADHD or is it Just Me? : One Mom's Battle To Help Her Son Live A Normal Life Without Medication
A true story of one Mom's battle to get her child off ADHD medication and living a "normal" life. Have you a child whose been diagnosed with ADHD or ADD or even ODD? Are you at the end of your rope? Are you confused about how best to care for your child? Should you give them stimulant medication or treat them via their diet or even a combination of both? I know exactly what you are going through as I went through it with my son.

Caring and Coping: A Guide for People Caring for Someone with Mental Illness
Caring and Coping answers the questions most commonly asked when someone is diagnosed as seriously mentally ill.

American Cancer Society Colorectal Cancer: A Thorough and Compassionate Resource for Patients and Their Families
For those concerned about prevention as well as those diagnosed with colorectal cancer, a comprehensive, knowledgeable resource under the aegis of the American Cancer Society.

Tearing A New One: The Ins And Outs Of Surviving Colorectal Cancer
Nancy Barone Williams was diagnosed in 2004 with Rectal Cancer, after nearly a year of denying some very obvious signs. Her hard- hitting story deals with the trials and triumphs of surviving this disease, and the long road to recovery and dignity.

Whiplash And Other Useful Illnesses
Whiplash is diagnosed so frequently that in the U.S. alone its annual cost is estimated at between 13 and 18 billion dollars. Up to 10 per cent of all whiplash "victims" are reported as permanently disabled.

Biomedical Platforms: Realigning the Normal And the Pathological in Late-twentieth-century Medicine
This book is a straightforward before-and-after narrative history. Before the 1970s, leukemias and lymphomas were diagnosed by morphologic means, by inspecting stained blood smears microscopically and estimating the developmental stage of the cells. The presence of a large number of early-stage cells meant a fast-growing tumor and a bad prognosis.

Seven Days To Say I Love You
When my father was diagnosed with terminal cancer he was told by his doctor that he had "weeks rather than months" to live. If I wasn't already aware of it, the clock had - at that moment - truly started. It was to stop just one week later when my father died - and it's those seven days which form the basis of this true account.

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