Mesothelioma was the furthest thing from Brian Kember's mind when at the age of fifty two he began to experience shortness of breath. Exposed to Asbestos as a child living with his parents in the asbestos mining town of Wittenoom...
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All Francis Falbo has left is his childhood home, whose remaining rooms he rents to a cast of eccentric tenants. He becomes increasingly entangled in their lives, with results that are disastrous, hysterical, and ultimately healing.
- Author:ANDERSON, ClaireSummary:
Personal story of a young, brave female, of the physical and emotional journey, the people it has affected and the support shown by all.
- Author:Weiner, JonathanSummary:
Stephen Heywood was twenty-nine years old when he learned that he was dying of ALS - Lou Gehrig's disease. Almost overnight his older brother, Jamie, turned himself into a genetic engineer in a quixotic race to cure the incurable....
- Author:Mailhot, Terese MarieSummary:
Heart Berries is a powerful, poetic memoir of a woman's coming of age on the Seabird Island Indian Reservation in the Pacific Northwest. Having survived a profoundly dysfunctional upbringing only to find herself hospitalized and facing...
- Author:Giffords, Gabrielle D.Summary:
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, showed Americans how optimism, an adventurous spirit, and a call to service can help change the world. Their arrival in the spotlight came under the worst of...
- Author:McCall Smith, AlexanderSummary:
When her niece Cat travels to a wedding in Italy, Isabel agrees to fill in at Cat's delicatessen. She takes note of a customer named Ian, who is avoiding chocolate--doctors say it's bad for the new heart he recently recieved....
- Author:Ford, DarnellaSummary:
When a horrible accident kills Blaze James' father and scars her twin sister Aerial, Blaze is left in the care of exotic Felicity Hardaway. Felicity opens new vistas for Blaze. And as their relationship grows more intense, Blaze...
- Author:Kessler, LaurenSummary:
Biographer Lauren Kessler recounts her time at a West Coast Alzheimer's facility. Working as an unskilled resident assistant, Kessler learns important lessons about humanity while conducting interviews with patients in various...
- Author:Acheson, AlisonSummary:
A profoundly honest and intensely personal story of a woman who cares for her husband after the devastating terminal diagnosis of ALS. Marty, age 57, was given a preliminary diagnosis of ALS by his family doctor. Seven weeks later, the...
- Author:Bushkowsky, AaronSummary:
Alex is a playwright suffering from writer’s block and harsh reviews. His best friend, Roy, is a theatre director with lung cancer and six months left to live. In pursuit of fresh air and great wine, they go on a road trip to the...
- Author:Knighton, RyanSummary:
On his eighteenth birthday, Ryan Knighton was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa. Follow his story from absolute denial to acceptance of a life without vision and reliance on a cane. An irreverent memoir.
- Author:Knighton, RyanSummary:
An irreverent, tragicomic, astoundingly articulate memoir about going blind—and growing up On his eighteenth birthday, Ryan Knighton was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a congenital, progressive disease marked by night-blindness,...
- Author:Melton, Glennon DoyleSummary:
Glennon Melton believes that by shedding our weapons and armor, we can stop hiding, competing, striving for the mirage of perfection, and ultimately build a better life in our hearts, homes, and communities. Readers will find a wise and...
- Author:Gobeil, BethSummary:
A mother's story. A son's story. Poems that touch us. Breathing Room, by Beth Gobeil narrates a difficult story; a mother's journey, beginning at the point her son is diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. Saskatchewan poet,...
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- Author:Martin, DanielleSummary:
An important check-up on our health-care system--and what urgently needs fixing--from a respected doctor and passionate Medicare advocate. Dr. Danielle Martin sees the cracks and challenges in our health-care system every day. Much like...
- Author:Kuchinka, JenniferSummary:
Jennifer Kuchinka was a new mother in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada, struggling with postpartum depression when she ran out of the hospital, onto the highway, and was hit by a tractor-trailer truck. Jennifer survived that harrowing...
- Author:Beattie, MelodySummary:
Where recovery begins for many people, this inspiring, straightforward, personal explanation of what codependency is and who has it gives listeners the option to change unhealthy behaviors and stressful relationships, as they rediscover...
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