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Remedies for sorrow : an extraordinary child, a secret kept from pregnant women, and a mother's pursuit of the truth / by Nix, Megan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."An inspiring memoir and work of fierce advocacy by a mother whose child is born deaf, leading her to investigate and expose a preventable virus that causes more childhood disabilities than any other--but is kept quiet by the medical community. One virus causes more birth defects and disabilities in children than any other infectious disease, yet 93% of Americans don't know it exists. In 2015, after an outwardly uneventful pregnancy, Megan Nix's second daughter, Anna, was born terribly small and failed her newborn hearing test. Megan and her husband learned that Anna is completely deaf and could have lifelong delays due to an infection in the womb with cytomegalovirus, or CMV, a disease Megan unknowingly contracted from her toddler during pregnancy. While doctors warn pregnant women against the risks of saunas, sushi, and unpasteurized cheese, they don't mention that CMV is contagious in the saliva of one out of three toddlers, spread through a kiss, a shared cup, a bite of unfinished toast. Anna's diagnosis led Megan to years of in-depth research, uncovering a shocking fact: obstetricians in the United States are advised not to mention CMV to women during their pregnancies. Unfolding across the dramatic landscape of Sitka, Alaska, where Megan's husband makes his living as a salmon fisherman, Remedies for Sorrow is lyrically written and a searing critique of the paternalistic practice of "benevolent deception" in medicine"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Nix, Megan.; Abnormalities, Human; Cytomegalovirus infections; Maternal health services; Parents of children with disabilities; Prenatal diagnosis; Virus diseases in pregnancy;
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American breakdown : our ailing nation, my body's revolt, and the nineteenth-century woman who brought me back to life / by Lunden, Jennifer(Jennifer L.),1967-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A Silent Spring for the human body, this wide-ranging, genre-crossing literary mystery interweaves the author's quest to understand the source of her own condition with her telling of the story of the chronically ill 19th-century diarist Alice James--ultimately uncovering the many hidden health hazards of life in America. When Jennifer Lunden became chronically ill after moving from Canada to Maine, her case was a medical mystery. Just 21, unable to hold a book or stand for a shower, she lost her job and consigned herself to her bed. The doctor she went to for help told her she was "just depressed." After suffering from this enigmatic illness for five years, she discovered an unlikely source of hope and healing: a biography of Alice James, the bright, witty, and often bedridden sibling of brothers Henry James, the novelist, and William James, the father of psychology. Alice suffered from a life-shattering illness known as neurasthenia, now often dismissed as a "fashionable illness." In this meticulously researched and illuminating debut, Lunden interweaves her own experience with Alice's, exploring the history of medicine and the effects of the industrial revolution and late-stage capitalism to tell a riveting story of how we are a nation struggling--and failing--to be healthy. Although science--and the politics behind its funding--has in many ways let Lunden and millions like her down, in the end science offers a revelation that will change how readers think about the ecosystems of their bodies, their communities, the country, and the planet."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Lunden, Jennifer (Jennifer L.), 1967-; James, Alice, 1848-1892; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Diagnosis; Discrimination in medical care; Women authors, American; Women; Women's health services;
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Cancer / by Squire, Ann O.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.What can it be? -- Making a diagnosis -- The big truth, Smoking: it's a killer -- What causes cancer? -- Treating cancer -- Life after cancer.LSC
Subjects: Cancer;
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Sit, stay, heal : what dogs can teach us about living well / by Alsarraf, Renee,author.;
"An esteemed veterinary oncologist battles her own cancer diagnosis as she treats her furry and slobbering patients with the same disease"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Alsarraf, Renee.; Cancer in animals.; Human-animal relationships.; Veterinarians; Veterinary oncology.;
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Prostate cancer : expert advice for helping your loved one / by Baum, Neil,1943-author.; Key, R. Garrett,1977-author.; Mobley, David F.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."This book explains prostate cancer to spouses and partners, from diagnosis through treatment, emotional resources to physical support and beyond"--
Subjects: Prostate;
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Pieces of me : a novel / by McLaughlin, Kate,1971-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Eighteen-year-old Dylan is diagnosed with Dissociate Identity Disorder and grapples with what her diagnosis means for her future and her past.013-018.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Friendship; Identity (Psychology); Multiple personality; Friendship; Identity; Multiple personality;
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The big C. [videorecording] / by Basso, Gabriel.; Hickey, John Benjamin.; Hunt, Darlene.; Linney, Laura.; Platt, Oliver.; Somerville, Phyllis.; Showtime Networks.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm); Sony Pictures Television.;
Pilot -- Summer time -- There's no C in team -- Playing the cancer car -- Blue-eyed Iris -- Taking lumps -- Two for the road -- Happy birthday, cancer -- The ecstasy and the agony -- Divine intervention -- New beginnings -- Everything that rises must converge -- Taking the plunge.Production credits vary by episode.Laura Linney, Oliver Platt, Gabriel Basso, John Benjamin Hickey, Phyllis Somerville.Originally broadcast on Showtime in 2010.After forty-two-year-old suburban mother and schoolteacher Cathy Jamison receives a cancer diagnosis, she decides to live it up and find humor in her disease.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVDs, widescreen presentation (1.78:1); Dolby Digital 5.1.2011 Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress (Laura Linney)
Subjects: Cancer; Families; Television comedies.; Women teachers;
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The weight of zero / by Fortunati, Karen.;
"A seventeen-year-old suffering from bipolar disease wants to commit suicide, but a meaningful relationship and the care of a gifted psychiatrist alter her perception of her diagnosis as a death sentence"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Emotional problems of teenagers; Psychiatrists; Manic-depressive illness; Mental illness; Suicidal behavior;
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The bipolar disorder survival guide : what you and your family need to know / by Miklowitz, David Jay,1957-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-429) and index.
Subjects: Manic-depressive illness.;
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A place for everything : my mother, autism and me / by Wilson, Anna,1970 March 13-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.'A Place For Everything' is a searing account of a mothers late-diagnosis of Aspergers, about the person behind the disorder, those big unspoken family truths, and what it means to care for our parents in their final years.
Subjects: Wilson, Anna, 1970 March 13-; Asperger's syndrome; Asperger's syndrome.;
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