It's Just a Matter of Balance: You Can't Put a Straight Leg on a Crooked Man - Couverture souple

Garrison, Kevin S.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1462062849 ISBN 13 : 9781462062843

Editeur : iUniverse, 2011

Synopsis

RECOMMENDED READING BY THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOTISTS & PROSTHETISTS

It was 1969 when author Kevin Garrison was diagnosed with cancer. Not long after that, Garrison’s doctor informed him his right foot needed to be amputated. In that moment, Garrison knew his life would be changed forever.

In his true story of survival, Garrison shares his incredible journey facing uncertainties and anger, struggling with emotional and physical pain, and fighting fear as he moved further away from his normal routine and into the world of the permanently disabled. As he chronicles the events leading up to his loss, his recuperation, and the adoption of a prosthetic foot, he poignantly details his true feelings, triumphs, setbacks, and positive choices as he learns how to focus on his abilities instead of his disabilities. Through his exploration into his deepest, most personal thoughts, Garrison illustrates a descriptive and sometimes shockingly funny journey as he discovers what it is like to be an amputee and what it really means for his love life and his future career.

It’s Just a Matter of Balance shares an eye opening glimpse into the inspiring life of Garrison, who demonstrates to others that with genuine acceptance of our fate, we can finally begin to live the life we were meant to have.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Kevin Garrison was diagnosed with cancer and became an amputee during his teens. Mr. Garrison became involved in prosthetic work when he was 19 years old and employed by a local prosthetic facility for three years in El Paso, Texas. He then attended the University of California, Los Angeles in 1974, subsequently transferring to Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, where he finished his prosthetic studies in 1977. After successfully completing his formal prosthetic education, Mr. Garrison practiced prosthetics for several years before founding Garrison's Prosthetic Services, Inc. in 1986 in North Miami Beach, Florida. Ten years later he opened an additional prosthetic facility in Pompano Beach, Florida. He continues owning and operating a successful prosthetic care company today. Among his many accomplishments, Mr. Garrison has a United States patent for a Quick Change Mechanism for a Limb Prosthesis and had an article published in the Journal of the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association titled "Prosthetic Modifications for the Treatment of Marginally Viable Below-Knee Amputations" Volume 37, Number 2, 1983, p. 53. In 2011 he wrote a second addition of an inspirational autobiography called It's Just a Matter of Balance which is now recommended reading by the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists. Mr. Garrison has been living in South Florida since 1980; he is married and has five children - two daughters and three sons. His middle son is a Staff Sergeant presently in the U.S. Air Force (Security Forces) who has served four tours of duty in Iraq. He completed his prosthetic education at the University of California in Los Angeles and Northwestern University in Chicago. A certified-licensed prosthetist and owner of a successful prosthetic care company, he resides with his wife and family in south Florida. Among his many accomplishments, Mr. Garrison has a United States patent for a Quick Cha

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: iUniverse
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1462062849
• ISBN 13: 9781462062843
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible