Living with Parkinson's Disease

Herausgeber: Belgum, David

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Living with Parkinson's Disease explores the disease from a professional point of view and includes short pieces, written primarily by Parkinson's patients, about what it is like to experience the disease.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 92
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 148g
• ISBN-13: 9780761838616
• ISBN-10: 0761838619
• Artikelnr.: 23353854

Autorenporträt

David Belgum originated the program of Clinical Pastoral Education at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in 1964 and was the Director of this program until his retirement in 1988. After his retirement, he served for six years as Pastor of Bethany Lutheran Church in West Branch, Iowa. In April 2007, as this book was going to press, Dr. Belgum died suddenly from a heart attack.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Preface Part 2 Introduction Chapter 3 The Journey: Parkinson's
Disease Chapter 4 The Shaking Palsy Chapter 5 Legs Chapter 6 Say Hooray!!!
Chapter 7 What is Success? Chapter 8 It's a Long Way Down and Back Chapter
9 My New Canoeing Partner: Parkinson's Chapter 10 Running as a Metaphor: A
Personal Essay Chapter 11 My Reflections Chapter 12 Description of My
Condition/Disability Chapter 13 Choices Chapter 14 Mental Acuity Tests
Chapter 15 Skis Chapter 16 After Diagnosis - What? Chapter 17 I Have Such a
Wonderful Life Chapter 18 There is Life Before Death Chapter 19 Walking
Sticks/Canes Chapter 20 The Once and Future Caregiver Chapter 21 To Caryl -
Caregiver Chapter 22 Just Say "Thanks": A Prose Poem Chapter 23 Showing
Respect through Creative Interchange Chapter 24 Trust or Distrust Chapter
25 Beatitude Chapter 26 Writing from Prison Chapter 27 The Boderline
Between Interpretation and Confidentiality Chapter 28 Loose Canoe Chapter
29 Building a Canoe of My Own Chapter 30 Honey Bee Camel Palm Tree Chapter
31 The Meaning of Suffering