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Wolf, Harry

 
9781410786227: Damn The Statistics, I Have a Life to Live!: Coping with a Brain Tumor My Personal Story
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ISBN 10 : 1410786226 ISBN 13 : 9781410786227
Editeur : AuthorHouse, 2003

Présentation de l'éditeur

June 3, 2002 was the day that changed my life forever.  A 43-year-old father of three, whom in oneday went from being a successful senior manager to a man with a braintumor.  I have a glioblastoma multiformegrade IV brain tumor, the most deadly and aggressive type of brain tumor.  This book covers how I have dealt with lifeafter being informed that I have a tumor that only 1-2% survive for 2years.  I share the experiences, thoughts,and events from my first year as a survivor. When I was first diagnosed, I searched for a book that covered thedetails of what could be expected on both a medical and personal level.  I could not find, so I wrote one.  I maintained a detailed journal.  I cover the first surgery, an awakecraniotomy, and the subsequent head infection that led to a second craniotomyand a near kidney failure.  I also covermy first year of treatments.  Inaddition, I discuss my struggles with relearning to speak and read.  Some personal and medical photos areincluded.

Biographie de l'auteur

H. Charles Wolf is a husband, father, grandfather, formernuclear facility manager, and a brain tumor victim.  He has worked in America's most dangerous facility, as dubbed byPeter Jennings.  He has been on thefront page of the Wall Street Journal. His education includes a chemical engineering degree from the Ohio StateUniversity and an MBA from the University of South Carolina.  He continues to struggle with the aphasiacaused by the tumor surgery.  Writingthis book was great therapy.

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Éditeur
AuthorHouse
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1410786226
ISBN 13 
9781410786227
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
108
Coordonnées du fabricant
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