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Tough as they come: A Memoir
By Marcus Brotherton, Travis Mills. 2015
Army sergeant Travis Mills fought in Afghanistan as part of the 82nd Airborne Division. On his third tour of duty,…
an IED explosion cost him both arms and both legs. He shares his fight for survival, the difficult rehabilitation he went through, and how he continues to live a full life. 2015On my own two feet: from losing my legs to learning the dance of life
By Michelle Burford, Amy Purdy. 2014
A contestant on the television program Dancing with the Stars talks about her experience of losing her legs after contracting…
bacterial meningitis. She nearly died, and the experience left her with a new sense of spirituality and determination. 2014A blessing well disguised: a blinded artist's inner journey out of the dark
By Lloyd Burlingame. 2014
Broadway stage designer, blinded at the height of his career, describes his efforts to reinvent himself as an author--Two Seeing…
Eye Dogs Take Manhattan (DB 75550), Sets, Lights, and Lunacy (DB 80648)--and, more important, to accept his condition and find wholeness. His journey is facilitated by Jungian analysis. 2014Blind: a memoir
By Belo Miguel Cipriani. 2011
A man recounts losing his sight in 2007 at the age of twenty-six due to a violent attack by childhood…
friends. Describes his life prior to the attack and the ways he learned to navigate the world after it in a series of essays. Discusses the emotional impact of vision loss. 2011Campbell's rambles: how a seeing eye dog retrieved my life
By Patty Fletcher, Patty L Fletcher. 2014
A woman recounts her experiences working with a guide dog after using a cane for thirty-one years. Describes the training…
process, finding a connection with her dog, and the impact on her life after returning home from training. Discusses the effect of her increased independence on personal relationships. 2014Dr. Neal Barnard's program for reversing diabetes: the scientifically proven system for reversing diabetes without drugs
By Neal Barnard, Bryanna Clark Grogan. 2007
A medical doctor outlines a program that grew out of his research on repairing insulin function, as well as reversing…
and preventing type 2 diabetes. He discusses how his advice differs from conventional treatment. He also includes menus and recipes built around generous portions of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and legumes. 2007After relating her first years with guide dog Teela in Traveling Blind: Adventures in Vision with a Guide Dog by…
My Side (DB 71184), Stanford professor Krieger returns with another book about her now aging companion. She discusses her blindness and the many ways her relationship with Teela has enriched her life. 2015Laughing at my nightmare
By Shane Burcaw. 2014
Burcaw describes the challenges he faces as a twenty-year-old with spinal muscular atrophy--from awkward handshakes to trying to find a…
girlfriend, and everything in between. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2014The hormone reset diet: heal your metabolism to lose up to 15 pounds in 21 days
By Sara Gottfried. 2015
Gynecologist explains how female weight gain is the result of misfires involving seven metabolic hormones--estrogen, insulin, leptin, cortisol, thyroid, growth…
hormone, and testosterone. She outlines her three-week program of three-day bursts that address each of these hormones in turn through dietary changes. 2015Ghost boy: the miraculous escape of a misdiagnosed boy trapped inside his own body
By Martin Pistorius. 2013
Pistorius explains how, in 1988 at age twelve, a mysterious illness left him mute and in a wheelchair. Misdiagnosed, he…
lived in care centers for severely disabled children for ten years. Describes how he was finally able to communicate that his mind was fine, reclaim his life, and fall in love. 2013Freedom found: 7 seeing eye miracles
By Joseph Dean Klatt. 2013
Autobiography of Joseph Dean Klatt and the challenges he faced when he lost his eyesight in a tragic car accident…
at the age of nineteen. Discusses his determination to achieve independence, his academic years, his seven Seeing Eye dogs, and his personal life. 2013Always climb higher!
By Jeff Pagels. 2014
Paralympian Pagels discusses being paralyzed in a 1984 tree-cutting accident, his recovery, becoming involved in wheelchair sports, and eventually going…
to the Paralympics in Albertville, France, and winning gold medals. Explains how he then went on to climb mountains using a specialized chair. 2014A chance to win: boyhood, baseball, and the struggle for redemption in the inner city
By Jonathan Schuppe. 2013
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist recounts the life of Rodney Mason, an ex-con drug dealer from Newark's rough South Ward, who was…
shot and paralyzed. Highlights the positive changes in Mason, such as his involvement with a Little League team to help boys avoid the dangerous street life. Strong language. 2013Call the nurse: true stories of a country nurse on a Scottish Isle (The Country Nurse #1)
By Mary J. MacLeod. 2013
Memoir of a nurse who worked on the pseudonymously named island of Papavray off the coast of Scotland in the…
1970s. Details the culture shock of moving to Papavray after living in southern England, island life, and the challenges of raising two young boys. 2012The diabetes breakthrough: based on a scientifically proven plan to lose weight and cut medications
By Sheri R. Colberg, Osama Hamdy. 2013
Details a Harvard Medical School clinical obesity program adapted for home use by type 2 diabetics. Provides a week-by-week lifestyle,…
diet, and exercise regime designed to improve health and decrease medications. Gives specific eating plans and measurable exercise sessions that can help reverse the progression of the disease. 2013Diabetic retinopathy: from diagnosis to treatment
By Homayoun Tabandeh, David S. Boyer. 2014
Retina specialists and authors of Macular Degeneration (DB 74495) describe diabetic retinopathy, a potential problem for people with diabetes. Discuss…
its development, treatment options and ways to slow its progress, and lifestyle changes that lead to better glucose control. Offer advice on coping with visual impairment. 2014Raising teens with diabetes: a survival guide for parents
By Jake Kushner, Barbara J. Anderson, Moira McCarthy. 2013
Practical suggestions for parents dealing with a child with type 1 diabetes. Discusses the physiology of teenagers, including mood swings…
and depression; peer and family dynamics; and difficult issues such as drinking, driving, and rebellion. Includes ideas for transitioning to self-care and advocacy. 2013Don't call me inspirational: a disabled feminist talks back
By Harilyn Rousso. 2013
Fifty-two essays by the disability activist, who has cerebral palsy. Explores growing up in the 1950s, feminist politics, dating and…
other relationships, and coming to terms with the presentation of her condition. Strong language. 2013Stress-free diabetes: your guide to health and happiness
By Joseph P. Napora, Joseph Napora. 2010
Until I say good-bye: my year of living with joy
By Bret Witter, Susan Spencer-Wendel. 2013
After accepting her diagnosis of Lou Gehrig's disease in 2011, forty-five-year-old Palm Beach Post journalist quit her job and took…
seven journeys with friends and family to celebrate her life and create memories. She also met her birth mother, adopted a dog, and got permanent makeup. Some strong language. 2013