My Degeneration

Author : Peter Dunlap-Shohl
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-08
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9780271085791

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My Degeneration by Peter Dunlap-Shohl Pdf

How does one deal with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease at the age of forty-three? My Degeneration, by former Anchorage Daily News staff cartoonist Peter Dunlap-Shohl, answers the question with humor and passion, recounting the author’s attempt to come to grips with the “malicious whimsy” of this chronic, progressive, and disabling disease. This graphic novel tracks Dunlap-Shohl’s journey through depression, the worsening symptoms of the disease, the juggling of medications and their side effects, the impact on relations with family and community, and the raft of mental and physical changes wrought by the malady. My Degeneration examines the current state of Parkinson’s care, including doctor/patient relations and the repercussions of a disease that, among other things, impairs movement, can rob patients of their ability to speak or write, degrades sufferers’ ability to deal with complexity, and interferes with the sense of balance. Readers learn what it’s like to undergo a dramatic, demanding, and audacious bit of high-tech brain surgery that can mysteriously restore much of a patient’s control over symptoms. But My Degeneration is more than a Parkinson’s memoir. Dunlap-Shohl gives the person newly diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease the information necessary to cope with it on a day-to-day basis. He chronicles the changes that life with the disease can bring to the way one sees the world and the way one is seen by the wider community. Dunlap-Shohl imparts a realistic basis for hope—hope not only to carry on, but to enjoy a decent quality of life.

Author : Peter Dunlap-Shohl
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-08
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9780271078953

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My Degeneration by Peter Dunlap-Shohl Pdf

How does one deal with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease at the age of forty-three? My Degeneration, by former Anchorage Daily News staff cartoonist Peter Dunlap-Shohl, answers the question with humor and passion, recounting the author’s attempt to come to grips with the “malicious whimsy” of this chronic, progressive, and disabling disease. This graphic novel tracks Dunlap-Shohl’s journey through depression, the worsening symptoms of the disease, the juggling of medications and their side effects, the impact on relations with family and community, and the raft of mental and physical changes wrought by the malady. My Degeneration examines the current state of Parkinson’s care, including doctor/patient relations and the repercussions of a disease that, among other things, impairs movement, can rob patients of their ability to speak or write, degrades sufferers’ ability to deal with complexity, and interferes with the sense of balance. Readers learn what it’s like to undergo a dramatic, demanding, and audacious bit of high-tech brain surgery that can mysteriously restore much of a patient’s control over symptoms. But My Degeneration is more than a Parkinson’s memoir. Dunlap-Shohl gives the person newly diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease the information necessary to cope with it on a day-to-day basis. He chronicles the changes that life with the disease can bring to the way one sees the world and the way one is seen by the wider community. Dunlap-Shohl imparts a realistic basis for hope—hope not only to carry on, but to enjoy a decent quality of life.

Author : Nicolette P. Ringgold
Publisher : American Foundation for the Blind
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Dégénérescence maculaire
ISBN : 9780891288312

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Out of the Corner of My Eye by Nicolette P. Ringgold Pdf

Ms. Ringgold's personal account of sudden vision loss and her subsequent adjustment is full of practical advice and cheerful encouragement. It's told by the 87-year-old retired college teacher who maintained her independence and zest for life. Readers will get an enlightening perspective into her initial reactions, the ongoing accommodations one must make to loss of vision, and ways to continue one's activities both indoors and out. This newly reissued version brings the information up to date, and an extensive resource section and listing of available services complete this essential guide.

Author : Lylas G. Mogk, M.D.,Marja Mogk
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780345457110

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Macular Degeneration by Lylas G. Mogk, M.D.,Marja Mogk Pdf

The acclaimed book on macular degeneration—now completely revised and updated with cutting edge research and the latest developments in the field. More than fifteen million Americans have age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and the disease will strike 200,000 more people this year. It is the most prevalent cause of vision loss in the western world. Dr. Lylas Mogk, the founding director of the Visual Rehabilitation and Research Center of the Henry Ford Health System, has a unique professional and personal understanding of AMD. A doctor and loving daughter of a parent with this frightening though manageable condition, Mogk here explains exactly what it is and how to limit its effect on your life. Reassuring and comprehensive—complete with illuminating first person stories of people with AMD—Macular Degeneration will help you or someone you love with information on • Reducing your risk factors • Revolutionary new technology, including laser surgery and alternative treatments • New research discoveries in nutrition—and eye-healthy recipes • The latest low-vision computer software programs • Coping with depression and frustration • Active online communities of people with macular degeneration Plus a Low Vision Living Rehab program to help you read better, see better, and live independently!

Author : Jeffrey Heier
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781449631062

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100 Questions & Answers About Macular Degeneration by Jeffrey Heier Pdf

Whether you’re a newly diagnosed patient, or a friend or relative of someone suffering with Macular Degeneration, this book offers help. 100 Questions & Answers About Macular Degeneration provides authoritative, practical answers to common questions about this condition to help patients and families achieve a greater understanding of all aspects of dealing with Macular Degeneration including treatment options, sources of support, and much more. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this disease.

Author : Weston A. Price,Trung Nguyen
Publisher : EnCognitive.com
Page : 1740 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781927091210

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Nutrition and Physical Degeneration: A Comparison of Primitive and Modern Diets and Their Effects by Weston A. Price,Trung Nguyen Pdf

The answers for perfect teeth, unblemished skin, and pristine hair are in this book. Dr. Price was 75 years ahead of his time. In this book, he demonstrates that isolated groups of people living in accordance with Nature have the best overall physical and mental health. Diseases inflicting “modern” humans are unheard of in most of these study groups. Dr. Weston Andrew Price, DDS, was called the “Isaac Newton of Nutrition” and the “Darwin of Nutrition.” This edition of Dr. Price’s classic is modernized with the epub format. It is easier to read on smartphones and tablets. It also includes updated statistics and additional images. Dr. Price shows that illness, disease, behavior, criminality, anemia, voice, and even cheek-line, are all within the domain of Nutrition. “If civilized man is to survive, he must incorporate the fundamentals of primitive nutritional wisdom into his modern lifestyle.” —Dr. Weston A. Price, DDS

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Biology
ISBN : NYPL:33433009956941

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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London by Anonim Pdf

Author : Red Szell
Publisher : Sandstone Press Ltd
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781910124239

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The Blind Man of Hoy by Red Szell Pdf

From the moment I watched a documentary of Chris Bonington and Tom Patey climb the perpendicular flanks of the Old Man of Hoy I knew that my life would not be complete until I had followed in their footholds. That was in 1983 when I was thirteen. Within months I was tackling my first crags and dreaming of standing atop Europe's tallest sea stack with the Atlantic pounding 450 feet below. Those dreams went dark at nineteen when I learned I was going blind. I hung up my harness for twenty years and tried to ignore the twinge of desire I felt every time The Old Man appeared on TV.' Middle aged, by now a family man, crime novelist and occasional radio personality, Red Szell's life nonetheless felt incomplete. He was still climbing, but only indoors until he shared his old, unforgotten, dream with his buddies, Matthew and Andres, and it became obvious that an attempt had to be made. With the help of mountain guides Martin Moran and Nick Carter, and adventure cameraman Keith Partridge, supported by family and an ever growing following, Red set out to confront the Orcadian giant.

Author : Kathy Black,Heather Murray Elkins
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608992263

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Wising Up by Kathy Black,Heather Murray Elkins Pdf

Wising Up provides rituals and guidance for women as they age. It helps them make the often difficult life transitions wisely and in the context of their faith communities. Instead of focusing exclusively on time-worn thresholds such as menopause, marriage and divorce, and dying, the book contains affirming rituals on: coming to terms with the changes in one's body; learning to live with and depend on an item like a walker or a hearing aid; giving up one's driver's license; deciding how to give away one's household contents; and being orphaned. In addition to the rituals--and guidelines on how to create one's own rituals--the book contains a number of short stories, hymns, prayers, quotations, and poems to help ease women through the aging process. Contributors: Susan Beehler, Teresa Berger, Kathy Black, Ruth Duck, Heather Murray Elkins, Brigitte Enzner-Probst, Martha Whitmore Hickman, Martha Ann Kirk, Mary Elizabeth Mullino Moore, Susan Roll, Deborah Sokolove, Linda J. Vogel, and Janet Walton.

Author : Max Simon Nordau
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Comparative literature
ISBN : HARVARD:HC1Y6K

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Degeneration by Max Simon Nordau Pdf

Author : Charles Champlin
Publisher : Daniel & Daniel Publishers
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Art
ISBN : 1880284480

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My Friend, You are Legally Blind by Charles Champlin Pdf

In this memoir about his life since learning he has age-related macular degeneration (AMD), Champlin, a Los Angeles Times critic and columnist for several decades, reports the disease's sudden onset and records the ensuing changes in his life and work.

Author : Elisabeth El Refaie
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780190678197

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Visual Metaphor and Embodiment in Graphic Illness Narratives by Elisabeth El Refaie Pdf

Metaphors help us understand abstract concepts, emotions, and social relations through the concrete experience of our own bodies. Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT), which dominates the field of contemporary metaphor studies, is centered on this claim. According to this theory, correlations in the way the world is perceived in early childhood (e.g., happy/good is up, understanding is seeing) persist in our conceptual system, influencing our thoughts throughout life at a mostly unconscious level. What happens, though, when ordinary embodied experience is disrupted by illness? In this book, Elisabeth El Refaie explores how metaphors change according to our body's alteration due to disease. She analyzes visual metaphor in thirty-five graphic illness narratives (book-length stories about disease in the comics medium), re-examining embodiment in traditional CMT and proposing the notion of "dynamic embodiment." Building on recent strands of research within CMT and engaging relevant concepts from phenomenology, psychology, semiotics, and media studies, El Refaie demonstrates how the experience of our own bodies is constantly adjusting to changes in our individual states of health, socio-cultural practices, and the modes and media by which we communicate. This fundamentally interdisciplinary work also proposes a novel classification system of visual metaphor, based on a three-way distinction between pictorial, spatial, and stylistic metaphors. This approach will enable readers to advance knowledge and understanding of phenomena involved in shaping our everyday thoughts, interactions, and behavior.

Author : Geoff Childs
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2004-09-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0520241339

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Tibetan Diary by Geoff Childs Pdf

High in the Nepali Himalaya are a number of ethnic Tibetan communities. Geoff Childs presents a portrait of Nubri & Kutang in which he chronicles the daily lives of community members in all their tangled intricacies.

Author : Emin Pasha
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Africa, Central
ISBN : UCAL:$B568510

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Emin Pasha, His Life and Work by Emin Pasha Pdf

Author : Robert Grant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:$B249776

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The Opinions of a Philosopher by Robert Grant Pdf