| Description |
xvii, 250 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Third-degree dwarfism -- Move over, MacGyver -- Everyone has problems -- Toughening up -- Too small for Texas -- You're obviously a dwarf -- No limits -- Learning to walk again -- You're gonna be the one that saves me -- Duct tape and all-nighters -- Victories -- College girl -- My knight -- HOmecomings -- Admired. |
| Summary |
The author, born with diastrophic dysplasia--a very rare form of dwarfism--shares her quest to lead a normal life during which she underwent a series of radical and excruciatingly painful surgeries that, after years of grueling rehabilitation, allowed her to gain an unprecedented 14 inches. |
| Subject |
DiDonato, Tiffanie -- Health.
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Diastrophic dwarfism.
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Bone lengthening (Orthopedics)
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Dwarfs -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Dyball, Rennie.
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| ISBN |
9780452298118 paperback |
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0452298113 paperback |
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