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Books written by survivors, caregivers, and health professionals
*For additional book resources, please visit The Nazareth University Library Guide
Books Written by Caregivers
Books Written by Survivors
Title | Author | Year | Style | Library Availability | Written By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gabby: A Story of Courage, Love and Resilience | Gabrielle Giffords & Mark Kelly | 2012 | Biography. Congresswoman Giffords's recovery from gunshot wound. Also a movie "Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down". | Caregiver | |
The Amazing Liz and Her Stroke Journey from A-Z | Lora Miele | 2021 | Children's book. Recounts the story of the author's friend's stroke in "A is a Apple" style. | Caregiver | |
The twelfth raven: a memoir of stroke, love and recovery | Doris Brett | 2014 | Caregiver | ||
Striking back at stroke : a doctor-patient journal | Cleo Hutton & Louis R Caplan | 2003 | In collection of MCLS at Central Library-Science Division. [Cleo Hutton suffered a Stroke at age 43 in June 1992. Cleo was a neonatal nurse prior to her stroke. | Survivor, Caregiver, and Professional | |
Singing in the Rain - Weathering the Storm of Dementia With Humor, Love, and Patience | Vicky Ruppert & Ann Henderberg | 2013 | Two caregivers chronicle the last three years of their husbands' dementia. | Caregiver |
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Title | Author | Year | Style | Library Availability | Written By |
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | Jean-Dominque Bauby | 1998 | Biography by French brain-stem stroke surivor. Also a movie. | Survivor | |
Hemispheres. Inside a Stroke. | Karen Lazar | 0 | Biography by South African stroke survivor. | Survivor | |
Sum it up : 1,098 victories, a couple of irrelevant losses, and a life in perspective | Pat Head Summitt & Sally Jenkins | 2013 | Biography from famous basketball coach. Includes her struggle with early-onset Alzheimer's. | In collection of MCLS at Parma Public Library. | Survivor |
With One Hand Tied Behind My Brain | Avrel Seale | 2020 | Biography | Survivor | |
My year off, Recovering Life After a Stroke | Robert McCrum | 1998 | In collection of MCLS at Central Library-Science Div | Survivor |
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Books Written by Professionals
Title | Author | Year | Style | Library Availability | Written By |
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Kitchenwise: essential food science for home cooks | Shirley O Corriher | 2020 | Available in MCLS collection at Brighton Memorial Library. | Professional | |
Stronger After Stroke: Your Roadmap to Recovery | Peter G Levine | 2009 | In collection of MCLS, in varied editions, at many MCLS libraries. | Professional | |
Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation | Richard D. Zorowitz | 2014 | Professional | ||
The Family Guide to Mental Health Care | Lloyd I Sederer | 2013 | In collection of MCLS, 10 copies each at a different library. | Professional | |
Life After Stroke: The Guide to Recovering Your Health and Preventing Another Stroke | Joel Stein, Julie K. Silver & Elizabeth Pegg Frates | 2006 | In collection of MCLS at Brockport-Seymour Library. | Professional |
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