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From Pediatrics to Medical Genetics
An Irish Doctor’s Journey
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A chronicle of R. Brian Lowry’s long and full life, From Pediatrics to Medical Genetics: An Irish Doctor’s Journey spans Lowry’s experiences in wartime Belfast through his more than six decades devoted to medicine, and his role in the pioneering...
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Resilience in Residence
A Story of Survival, Strength, and the Pursuit of a Life Worth Living.
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Ever looked at someone and wondered, How did they survive that? Want to know what it really takes to rebuild a life from the inside out? Resilience in Residence isn’t just Ness Mickey’s story of survival—it’s a guide for reclaiming your life and...
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Family Shattered
A Daughter's Heartbreak Through Elder Manipulation and Exploitation
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“So,” I would ask, again and again, “you actually believe this is acceptable? That it’s normal for a caregiver to become this embedded, this involved?” The worst part was hearing it from the people closest to me. “But your dad seems happy,”...
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A Journey in Surgery
The Memoir of a Canadian Surgeon
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The pathway to a career isn’t always straightforward. Not everyone dreams of becoming a doctor, let alone a surgeon, since childhood. Author Dennis Pitt certainly didn’t. Like his grandfather and parents, Dennis had his sights set on a career in...
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Sangano
The Meeting of Things
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Who am I? How did I get here? Have I arrived? After a lifetime of struggle, perseverance, and faith, these are the questions Norman Nhamu Musewe finds himself asking and the reason he wrote this memoir. Norman knew from a young age he wanted to...
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Tiffany Skin
A Caregiver's Gift
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September 24, 2011 began as a regular Saturday for the Easter family. Muffins were baking, chores were being done, and a shopping excursion was planned for the afternoon. June and Vance Easter lived an idyllic life in O’Leary, Prince Edward...
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Instinctive Measures
The Guinea Pig Soldiers and the Poison Pill
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When the battle ends, the real fight begins. For Stephen Beardwood, the war didn't stop when he returned home from deployment. Having been administered mefloquine, a controversial drug that had not passed clinical trials, he faced a different...
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Dancing with Rejection: A Beginner's Guide to Immortality
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In 1979, at age 19, Michael Gaudet was diagnosed with end-stage renal failure. Thanks to a kidney transplant from his brother, Michael survived and later rose to prominence as a Canadian painter of monumental murals. Dancing With Rejection: A...
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Leaving La-La Land
Escape to Reality
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Rob is working on renovating his condo when his life is turned upside down. One fateful day, his contractor hears him collapse from the other room. When Rob awakens in the hospital, little does he know, his life—and brain—have changed forever . ....
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Mental(ish)
A Memoir of Insanity and the Search for Stability
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Mental(ish) is a raw and unflinching exploration of Melissa Pang Howard’s journey through c-PTSD, chronic illness, and medical negligence. Diagnosed with Bipolar 1 disorder at nineteen, she unravels the experiences that shaped her before and...
