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pages cm |
| Summary |
"Part memoir, part recovery manual, Brain, Heal Thyself is a guidebook for unexpected caregivers. Siles recounts moment-by-moment the journey of her friend Eve's near-fatal aneurysm to ER to rehab center to at-home care and, finally, to recovery. Includes visualizations and subliminal methods for invoking the power of emotions and the subconscious mind in the healing process"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword, by Peggy Savides, R.N -- Preface -- Introduction -- All aboard the merry-go-round of medical care -- The brain bomb explodes -- No extraordinary measures -- In a fog -- Coma-prognosis unknown -- "Vegetable" -- Seek, knock, ask -- Farewell and good luck -- Twelve days . . . but who's counting -- Go, lions -- Piece of cake -- Merry christmas! -- Happy new year? -- Riding the roller coaster to recovery -- Introduction -- In search of serenity -- Exploring the subconscious -- A meeting of the minds -- A program of action -- Follow the bouncing ball -- Typical one-day plan -- A dream come true -- Pass it on -- Commentary by Lawrence J. Beuret, M.d -- Acknowledgments. |
| Subject |
Cerebrovascular disease -- Patients -- Rehabilitation.
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Cerebrovascular disease -- Patients -- Biography.
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Aneurysms -- Patients -- Rehabilitation.
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Aneurysms -- Patients -- Biography.
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Brain -- Wounds and injuries -- Alternative treatment.
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Caregivers.
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| ISBN |
1571744762 (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 tp : alk. paper) |
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