Biography & Autobiography, Medical
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Hunting Down Huntington's
Departure for the Hunt by Molly Kay Moss
My book is targeted towards any individual who has been affected by Huntington Disease, professionals and families, patients and their caregivers. The key theme is the devastation caused by this rare and fatal diabolical disease, it describes the...
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Raising Hope
by Kim Parke
Raising Hope is a story of a mother’s unending love for her second child, named Hope, who was born with a rare genetic syndrome called Wolf-Hirschhorn, and came into this world to teach others about what unconditional love really means and how...
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Saving Lives
Possibly Yours Or Someone You Love by Stephen Marks and Denise Rogers
This book documents our encounter with cardiovascular disease. The disease can manifest in many forms. Unfortunately, some people get no warning since their first encounter is a fatal heart attack. Then there are those who experience the classic...
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Misfits of Medicine
Physicians Who "First Do Harm" by William W. Colliflower, M.D. and Linda Colliflower
When we think of a misfit, we often who willfully engages in the kind of behavior or attitude that sets them apart from others in an uncomfortable way. There are times when misfit behavior can turn out good, such as when a member of a football...
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A Journey Through Medicine
Memoirs of a Female Immigrant by Gisele Microys
Gisele, born in prewar Silesia, then part of Germany, has to flee with her family to the West in January 1945 to escape the Russian invasion. She loves school, but following her father's premature death, is forced to complete an apprenticeship as...
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What My Wheelchair Taught Me
by Lisa Dianne Jones
Lisa Jones made a conscious choice to disregard what fate might have chosen for her, instead embracing and consistently using her free will to the maximum. What My Wheelchair Taught Me is about Lisa Jones, soulmate to others and how she has led...
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Life Goes On
Journey of a Liver Transplant Recipient by Christine Jowett
It is a reality that someone in Canada dies every three days waiting for an organ transplant; for some patients, they are lying in their hospital beds, waiting to be given a second chance at life. Some are fortunate to receive that organ or gift...
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The Girl Next Door Meets Cancer
by Hayleigh Noel O'Brien
“I hope that my experience can encourage other women to pay attention to their bodies and trust their instincts.” These are the brave words of the late Hayleigh Noel O’Brien, who, shortly before her 31st birthday, was diagnosed with a form of...
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Unwinding Graves
by L.E. Moody
At just over four pounds at birth, and hovering near a hundred pounds as a young adult, all her life Laurie was tiny yet fierce. Growing up in a large family, often without a fixed address, childhood was an adventure for Laurie. With no choice...
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Hopeful
A Story of African Childhood Dreams and the Relentless love and sacrifice of Poor Parents to give their children an Education. by Asa Ahimbisibwe
Hopeful describes the real life stories of children who were born in a rural poor village in an African country-Uganda. One of them, overcomes the challenges of poverty and cultural barriers with the help of his uneducated parents, who decided to...
