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1	Lying Awake more books like this by Mark Salzman add to wishlist In a Carmelite monastery on the outskirts of Los Angeles, life continues virtually unchanged for centuries. Sister John of the Cross has spent years there in the service of God. The only one to experience intense visions and the author of a best-selling book on religion, she is regarded by the other nuns as a spiritual master. But Sister John's ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.86! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir more books like this by Lauren Slater add to wishlist LYING is a memoir torn between honesty and aggrandizement in describing the slippery effects of epilepsy that Slater experienced (or didn't) during her adolescence and young adulthood. A unique spin on the memoir, it emphasizes the 'creative' part of creative nonfiction. see all copies from £5.95! new only from £6.27! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Epilepsy and the Family: A New Guide more books like this by Richard Lechtenberg add to wishlist This is an updated hadbook for people with siezure disorders and those closest to them. It offers coping strategies for the wide range of practical and emotional challenges that epilepsy can introduce into the family: marital and sexual difficulties, concerns about pregnancy and inheritance, drug compliance and abuse among teenagers, personality ... see all copies from £4.98! new only from £5.61!
4	The Brainstorms Companion more books like this by Steven C Schachter add to wishlist This book is a sequel to Brainstorms: Epilepsy in Our Words, Dr. Schachter's highly acclaimed guide for people with epilepsy. The Brainstorms Companion: Epilepsy in Our View focuses on the family, friends, co-workers, and support staff of the patient. The book helps them to cope with the emotional trauma and to understand exactly what is happening ... see all copies from £4.98! new only from £6.73! \| first editions
5	Seizure Free: From Epilepsy to Brain Surgery, I Survived and You Can, Too! more books like this by Leanne Chilton add to wishlist You wake up abruptly in bed -- but where are you? Who is this person standing over you? He is calling someone's name and gently shaking you -- who is he, and whose name is he calling? When she was 25, Leanne Chilton suffered a grand mal seizure in her sleep. Slowly, her mind began to clear and she realized that a paramedic had been calling her ... see all copies from £5.61!
6	Electricity more books like this add to wishlist Lily's epilepsy means she's used to seeing the world in terms of angles - you look at every surface, you weigh up every corner, and you think of your head slamming into it - but what would she be like without her sharp edges? Prickly, spiky, up-front honest and down-to-earth practical, Lily is thirty, and life's not easy but she gets by. Gets on ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| first editions
7	The Brainstorms Healer more books like this by Steven C Schachter, A James Rowan add to wishlist This insightful book presents real-life stories by health care professionals from around the world who work with people with epilepsy. Physicians, nurses, social workers, EEG technologists, and other professionals share the emotions they experience in encounters with epilepsy patients and their families. They also reveal the challenges and ... see all copies from £4.98! new only from £19.94! \| first editions
8	The Brainstorms Village more books like this by Amy Morrison Karch, R.N., M.S., Steven C Schachter (Editor), Lisa Francesca Andermann (Editor) add to wishlist This collection of frank, first person narratives by people with epilepsy from 21 countries offers unique perspectives on the personal and social aspects of seizure disorders. Reflecting a diverse array of cultures, the narratives reveal many common concerns and show the distinct ways that people around the world affected by epilepsy react to the ... see all copies from £6.40! new only from £8.98!
9	Epilepsy in Our Lives: Women Living with Epilepsy more books like this by Steven C Schachter (Editor), Kaarkuzhali Babu Krishnamurthy (Editor), Deborah T Combs-Cantrell (Editor) add to wishlist Epilepsy in our Lives presents accounts of seizures by women with epilepsy, and their experiences living with the problem and how this disorder has changed their lives. They discuss the impact of epilepsy on their roles as mothers, wives and individuals, and express their concerns about how epilepsy will affect pregnancy outcome, the health of ... see all copies from £8.68! new only from £8.68!
10	Managing epilepsy and co-existing disorders more books like this by Alan B. Ettinger, Orrin Devinsky add to wishlist This comprehensive clinical reference focuses on the challenges faced by neurologists in the management of epilepsy patients suffering from other medical conditions. This is the only book available that provides information on how to treat the unique problems of epilepsy patients who have concomitant medical conditions. The contributing authors, ... see all copies from £34.90! new only from £48.21!
11 view cover	Epilepsy in Our Experience: Accounts of Health Care Professionals more books like this by Steven C Schachter (Editor) add to wishlist This book reveals the wide range of emotions, challenges and triumphs experienced by those who work with epilepsy patients and their families. The book also records the profound, uplifting and often heartbreaking experiences of practitioners with seizures who have come to understand, firsthand, the perspective of patients with epilepsy. ABOUT THE ... see all copies from £6.26! new only from £13.49!
12	Run Patty Run: The Story of a Very Special Long-Distance Runner Who Lights the Way for Others more books like this by Sheila Cragg add to wishlist see all copies from £4.98! new only from £34.27! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Epilepsy in Our World: Stories of Living with Seizures from Around the World more books like this by Steven C Schachter (Editor), Lisa Francesca Andermann (Editor) add to wishlist Nearly 60 million people around the world live with epilepsy. This collection of frank narratives by people with epilepsy from 21 countries offers unique perspectives on the personal and social aspects of seizure disorders. Reflecting a diverse array of cultures, the narratives reveal many common concerns and show the distinct ways that people ... see all copies from £5.64! new only from £13.49!
14 view cover	Epilepsy in Our View: Stories from Friends and Families of People Living with Epilepsy more books like this by Steven C Schachter (Editor) add to wishlist Epilepsy in our View is a collection of personal stories from friends, family members, and co-workers of people with epilepsy, in which they describe their observations and feelings about witnessing seizures and about the person with epilepsy. It helps to shed light on the social consequences of epilepsy while increasing understanding of what's ... see all copies from £2.00! new only from £5.73!
15 view cover	Epilepsy and the Family: , more books like this by Richard Lechtenberg, MD add to wishlist Epilepsy and the Family is the first book written not just for people who suffer from epilepsy but for all those close to them. Not only does the author explain the biological basis for diagnosis and treatment, but he also reviews issues such as the developmental conflicts that may arise in children of an epileptic parent, the marital problems ... see all copies from £4.98! new only from £26.78! \| first editions
16 view cover	Epilepsy and Intellectual Disabilities more books like this by Vee P Prasher add to wishlist This book brings together findings from research and clinical practice with a multi-disciplinary perspective regarding the important aspects of epilepsy in persons with intellectual disabilities. It is important for professionals involved in the care of persons with epilepsy and other intellectual disabilities to have a comprehensive understanding ... see all copies from £26.14! new only from £26.14!
17 view cover	Thou Art the Man more books like this by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Laurence Talairach-Vielmas (Editor) add to wishlist Ten years ago, a shocking murder cut short a blossoming romance between beautiful young heiress Sibyl Higginson and her cousin Brandon Mountford. When Mountford, an epileptic subject to seizures and memory loss, awakened near a bloody corpse, he was forced to escape to avoid execution for the crime. The years passed, nothing was heard of Mountford ... see all copies from £11.38! new only from £12.15!
18 view cover	Epilepsy in Our Words: Personal Accounts of Living with Seizures more books like this by Steven C Schachter add to wishlist Epilepsy in our Words features 68 personal accounts of seizure activity from people with epilepsy that illustrate the wide range of experiences associated with seizures and living with epilepsy. Many have had epilepsy for years, and their accounts are heartfelt and realistic. An introductory section explains epilepsy and different seizure types ... see all copies from £11.52! new only from £12.52!
19	The Rehabilitation of the young epileptic: dimensions and dynamics more books like this by George J. Goldin add to wishlist see all copies from £4.93! new only from £16.82! \| first editions
20	Tantrums, Toads, and Teddy Bears more books like this by James Dobson, Sheila Cragg add to wishlist see all copies from £4.98! new only from £7.45! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Quality of Life in Epilepsy: Beyond Seizure Counts in Assessment and Treatment more books like this by Gus A Baker, Ann Jacoby add to wishlist Though clinical aspects of epilepsy such as seizure control are crucially important to its management, increasing attention is being given to wider quality of life issues. Epilepsy continues to be an often misunderstood and stigmatizing condition; for the vast majority of people whose seizures can be well controlled, the social and psychological ... see all copies from £38.01! new only from £51.89! \| first editions
22	Embrace the Dawn: One Woman's Story of Triumph Over Epilepsy more books like this by Andrea L. Davidson, Lydia Leonard (Illustrator), Mark D. Holmes (Designed by) add to wishlist see all copies from £5.61! new only from £6.86! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Comprehensive Care more books like this by Margarete Pfafflin, Robert T Fraser, Ph.D., Rupprecht Thorbecke add to wishlist This work describes an approach to diagnosing and treating people with epilepsy (though not confined to this condition) with a view of the patient as an integral human being, comprising both their seizures and the psychical and social situation. This book inquires into every treatment's goals, whilst including the patients' (and their relatives') ... see all copies from £41.13! new only from £73.80! \| first editions
24 view cover	Rejoice in the Light: A Woman's Journey Out of the Mystery of Epilepsy more books like this by Amy E Crane, M.Ed. add to wishlist Rejoice in the Light is the story of a woman's experience living with epilepsy in her childhood and young adult years and her resulting victory over epilepsy through having brain surgery. Despite the adversity that Amy encountered as a result of having seizures, she held hope in heart to one day overcome that which affected her daily life and ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £14.30!
25 view cover	Spasm : a memoir with lies more books like this by Lauren Slater add to wishlist Between the ages of 13 and 17, Lauren Slater was epileptic. Surgery stopped her seizures; but by then the psychological reflex was ingrained - the habit of invention to fill the gaps in her memory and experience. She'd learned to lie. She may even have lied about her epilepsy. She may never have had it at all. Her memoir is a work of non-fiction ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.05!

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