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Transformed in a stroke : a memoir of brain hemorrhage and recovery in the United States and Japan / Laurel Kamada.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kamada, Laurel D., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kamada, Laurel D--Health.
- Kamada, Laurel D.
- Brain--Hemorrhage.
- Brain.
- Brain--Hemorrhage--Patients--Rehabilitation.
- Brain--Hemorrhage--Patients--United States--Biography.
- Brain--Hemorrhage--Patients--Japan--Biography.
- Brain--Hemorrhage--Patients.
- Rehabilitation.
- Japan.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : Toplight, [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- 1 An Overview: "You are very lucky!" p. 7
- 2 My Stroke: Issues and Challenges p. 10
- 3 How Many Hours Does It Take? p. 18
- 4 Types of Strokes p. 24
- 5 A Stroke of Endurance: Double Survivor p. 26
- 6 A Stroke of Disruption: Near-Perfect Health Before the Stroke p. 39
- 7 A Stroke of Wonder: The Day I Went into a Coma, Entering a Parallel World p. 43
- 8 A Stroke of Grace: Waking Up After an "Out-of-Body Experience" p. 48
- 9 A Stroke of Discordance: Challenges Regarding Institutional Meals p. 53
- 10 A Stroke of Cognizance: Differing Practices and Beliefs of Wellness and Healing p. 68
- 11 Physical Therapy in the United States: Pain Is Gain (A Stroke of Awe) p. 84
- 12 Physical Therapy in Japan p. 94
- 13 Some Specific Aids in Walking for Paralyzed Limbs p. 102
- 14 A Stroke of Disorientation: Post-Coma Illusionary Ideations ... "I am not crazy!" p. 110
- 15 A Stroke of Dread: Horrible Travel Back to Japan and Nearly Being Incarcerated p. 118
- 16 Rebirth: I'm Back Party p. 124
- 17 A Stroke of Gratitude: Japan's Care Manager System and My Recent Adjustments p. 128
- 18 A Stroke of Relief: Back HOME After One Year p. 132
- 19 A Stroke of Disempowerment: Through the Lens of Gender and Racism in Japan p. 138
- 20 A Stroke of Balance: Taking the Best of All Worlds p. 146
- 21 The Japan Model p. 149
- 22 Independent Accessible Rooms and Public Toilets p. 152
- 23 Conditions Conducive to Stroke Recovery p. 161
- 24 Smell the Roses p. 164
- 25 Conditions of Stress in Stroke p. 165
- 26 Current Status: Moving Forward p. 170.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1948 School of Medicine Library Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Kamada, Laurel D. Transformed in a stroke.
- ISBN:
- 9781476643823
- 1476643822
- Publisher Number:
- 99988516653
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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