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"Mi chiamo Bruno Pisani, sono venuto al mondo il 21 giugno del 1976, ma sono rinato più volte. Quando me ne sono andato dal mio paese. Quando sono sceso dal treno dell'azienda in cui lavoravo per di……続きを見る

«Sei degno di un rispetto quasi sacro, figlio mio!» È l’espressione stupita e commossa di Benedetta di fronte alla forza e all’ostinata voglia di vivere di suo figlio Samuele, 4 anni, ipovedente. Sa……続きを見る

Meet Jamie, a young boy with ADHD and a tic disorder called Tourette Syndrome. He's not being fidgety or naughty - he really can't help it! Jamie explains how he was diagnosed and what having tics a……続きを見る

Forfatteren led av smertefulle hemoroider i mer enn 25 år. Disse ble til og med operert en gang, men kom tilbake etter kort tid. Smertene og symptomene var allestedsnærværende. I 2016 oppdaget han d……続きを見る

She was loving her life as a healthy, young professional and fitness instructor. But one day while teaching an aerobics class, she collapsed-and spiraled into a life-threatening health crisis. Krist……続きを見る

On the morning of September 5, 2010, Dr. Lincoln Krochmal experienced a severe hemorrhagic stroke that, by all accounts, should have killed him. Having had no pre-existing risks, this incredibly une……続きを見る

Sometimes life gets complicated. Your doctor has informed you that you have cancer. Or fibromyalgia. Or perhaps lupus. When you receive a serious health diagnosis, you can do one of three things: ac……続きを見る

Dieses Buch soll Patienten in einer einfachen Sprache über verschiedene über Bronchiektasen, Lungenfibrose & Sarkoidose über die Krankheit selbst aber auch über die Entstehung und die verschiedenen ……続きを見る

Was bedeutet Schwerbehinderung? Das ist, wenn man die Rechtsprechung bemüht, relativ einfach. Schwerbehindert ist, wer einen GdB von mindestens 50 oder mehr hat. GdB bedeutet Grad der Behinderung. D……続きを見る

Candia McWilliam had just joined the judging panel of the Man Booker Prize for fiction in 2006 when she started to lose her sight. The gradual onset of blindness seemed especially cruel to someone w……続きを見る

In Neck and Back Problems Jan de Vries deals with many of the most common problems relating to the spine. Drawing on his own vast experience of helping patients overcome their suffering and on vario……続きを見る

Lance Corporal Martyn Compton's life was changed beyond recognition when he was blown up in a Taliban ambush that killed three of his colleagues. His survival was described as a 'miracle', as he suf……続きを見る

Blade Runner is the inspirational memoir of Oscar Pistorius. Discover his incredible, emotional journey from disabled toddler to international sports phenomenon. At eleven months old, Oscar Pistoriu……続きを見る

Tim Rushby-Smith is six foot two and highly active, with a love of high places and the great outdoors. Three years ago, with a booming garden design and landscaping business and his wife five months……続きを見る

Der 1970 geborene Autor lebt in einer langjährigen Beziehung, als er 2001 seine Tumor-Diagnose bekommt. Ein cervicales Astrozytom am Rückenmark seiner Halswirbelsäule. Plötzlich und unerwartet, durc……続きを見る

Sandy Lewis describes having a child with Down's Syndrome as both the best and the worst thing that ever happened to her. Like all parents, the birth of her son changed her life in miraculous ways, ……続きを見る

As a girl, Sheila never let her gradual descent into blindness prevent her from trying to do everything a sighted person could do. Then at 17, unable to see to find her way around the house she grew……続きを見る

Combining medical knowledge with sympathetic common sense, this completely updated comprehensive handbook offers help and advice to all parents and carers of children with Down's syndrome, and shows……続きを見る

If you grow up in a world where wrinkles are practically illegal, going bald is cause for a mental breakdown, and women over size zero are encouraged to shoot themselves (immediately), what the hell……続きを見る

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2012 WELLCOME TRUST BOOK PRIZE How do you lose music? Then having lost it, what do you do next? Nick Coleman found out the morning he woke up to a world changed forever by Sudden……続きを見る

Rund 1% der Bevölkerung in Deutschland stottert. Ein Fünftel davon ist weiblich. Ganz selbstverständlich das Wort zu ergreifen, bleibt besonders für stotternde Mädchen und Frauen oft ein stummer Wun……続きを見る

This collection of illustrated portraits celebrates the lives of influential neurodivergent figures who have achieved amazing things in recent times. Showcasing these 30 incredible people, the extra……続きを見る

Niemand weiß genau, wie viele Stomaträger es in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz gibt. Weil kaum jemand darüber spricht. Selbst für viele Betroffene und deren Angehörige ist dies oft ein Tabu……続きを見る

Raúl Krauthausen ist der bekannteste Aktivist für Inklusion und Barrierefreiheit – und die lauteste Stimme in Deutschland, wenn es um die Durchsetzung der Rechte von Menschen mit Behinderung geht. «……続きを見る

I always thought I was afraid of death. And yet, when they brought me back from the medical places, and I was lying paralyzed, in a metal hospital bed at home, with catheter in my dick, bedpan at my……続きを見る

A poignant and introspective memoir from Irish journalist and broadcaster Charlie Bird. In 2021, Charlie Bird was diagnosed with motor neurone disease – a man whose voice was so synonymous with his ……続きを見る

¡Una guía definitiva para curar la planta del pie y el espolón calcáneo de forma natural! Tener que soportar los síntomas todos los días puede ser algo realmente aburrido y deprimente. Así como tamb……続きを見る

Concussion, even in its mildest form, can have lasting effects on the individual in a way we're only just beginning to understand. Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries (mTBI), concussion and post-concussio……続きを見る

Learn how to improve your hip health, prepare for and recover from hip surgery, and improve your overall movement through the Alexander Technique. This book guides you to a fundamental understanding……続きを見る

Today is a pretty good day to die. Those were Marjorie Aunos's thoughts as her car hit black ice and spun out of control toward an oncoming truck. As she waited for paramedics to extricate her from ……続きを見る