Over My Head: A Doctor's Own Story of Head Injury from the Inside Looking OutAndrews McMeel Publishing, 2000 - 256 páginas Locked inside a brain-injured head looking out at a challenging world is the premise of this extraordinary autobiography. Over My Head is an inspiring story of how one woman comes to terms with the loss of her identity and the courageous steps (and hilarious missteps) she takes while learning to rebuild her life. The author, a 45-year-old doctor and clinical professor of medicine, describes the aftermath of a brain injury eleven years ago which stripped her of her beloved profession. For years she was deprived of her intellectual companionship and the ability to handle the simplest undertakings like shopping for groceries or sorting the mail. Her progression from confusion, dysfunction, and alienation to a full, happy life is told with restraint, great style, and considerable humor. |
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Monday July 11 1988 | 14 |
Twist of Lemon | 18 |
Monday Night | 21 |
Not Adding Up the Score | 27 |
Who Is This in Here with Me? | 35 |
What If I Need Them and They Wont Take Me? | 40 |
Meltdown | 108 |
The Collapse of My Dreams | 116 |
Waking Up Is Hard to Do | 122 |
Recycled Brains | 130 |
What I Did on My Summer Vacation | 138 |
Im Out of Sorts Please Send Sorts | 150 |
Getting Better | 161 |
Turning Leaves | 173 |
March 8 1989 New York Id Rather Have a Root Canal | 47 |
Mopping Up a Flood | 57 |
There Goes the Neighborhood | 64 |
Dropkick Me Joanie | 73 |
In the Same Boat | 84 |
Dont Charge the Battery Fix the Generator | 92 |
Halfway Home | 99 |
Not as I Wish but as I Am | 184 |
Moving On | 195 |
Occupational Trials | 204 |
Living in the Real World | 216 |
March 201997 GROSS POINTE | 229 |
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Over My Head: A Doctor's Own Story of Head Injury from the Inside Looking Out Claudia L. Osborn Pré-visualização indisponível - 1998 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
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Passagens conhecidas
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