| Description |
1 online resource (173 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 173). |
| Contents |
Starting out -- Moving to independency -- Back to square one -- Life in hospital -- Life at home -- A new leg -- Mixed outlook -- Better days -- Happiness -- Relapse -- Winding down -- The last weeks -- Saying goodbye -- Bridges. |
| Summary |
'Although I have been immersed in these issues about 15 years, this book gripped me and moved me profoundly. It manages to achieve sensitivity without sentimentality, and highlights the humanity and dignity of Alexander and his family, during some very undignified experiences ... This book needs to be read by everyone.'. - Myrna Whiteson, The Teenage Cancer Trust, UK. Alexander had just begun his studies at university when he was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer. In this honest account, Alex's mother traces the impact of the diagnosis on the whole family and outlines the issues that arose durin. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Grant, Alexander -- Health.
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Grant, Alexander. |
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Health. |
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Bones -- Cancer -- Patients -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Bones -- Cancer -- Patients. |
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Great Britain. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Terminally ill -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Terminally ill. |
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Grant, Sue, 1954- Standing on his own two feet. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2005 1843103680 (DLC) 2005001867 (OCoLC)57515014 |
| ISBN |
1846421233 (electronic book) |
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9781846421235 (electronic book) |
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9781843103684 (paperback) |
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1843103680 (paperback) |
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1280262060 |
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9781280262067 |
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1843103680 (paperback) |
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