| View Larger Image | Searching for Normal, My Life with a Brain Tumor | Paperbackby Mikki Baker (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Jan Cheves | | Edition: | 1stst Edition | | Page Count: | 148 Pages | | Publication Date: | January 31, 2008 | | Sales Rank: | 1,289,562st |
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Product Description
This is a simple and true story of a young nurse, wife and mother of three, leading a typical American middle-class life, until one day in April 2003. It is a deeply personal and detailed account from Mikki Baker, of how a grand mal seizure on Easter Monday led to the discovery of a large brain tumor, and sent her life and the lives of her family into initial chaos, and how it forever changed the course of the daily existence. The story follows the events from the day of the seizure through the first four-and-a-half years of recovery following the surgery, with the day-to-day details drawn from a journal started by family members. It is a reflection of many of the procedures, problems and emotions that brain tumor patients encounter. The reader will see how very gradual the recovery process can be, and how continued incremental recovery can occur for years after the initial treatment. The book was written to provide information, inspiration and hope to the many thousands of brain tumor, or brain injury, patients across the world today, and their family or friends who have just been introduced to this difficult and sometimes terrifying ordeal. Mikki is available to speak at events or to associations, and is eager to answer any questions regarding her experiences with a brain tumor. Not every great story is about going from rags to riches, or going from the gutter to the mansion. Some are just about starting at normal, taking a sharp turn to devastation, switching gears from devastation to fear, self-pity, anger, and finally surfacing from anger to awareness and awareness to peace. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 2 reviews)
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Truthful recovery by Libby Elder (North Carolina, USA)  4 Stars
April 07, 2008
This book is a truthful journal of Mikki's recovery. Once you begin to read her book, you feel each day of events. She shares her sister's faithful optimism and finding a doctor with experience in brain tumors. Mikki tells of her family and friends physical and spiritual support during her surgery and the months following. She writes of her struggles with vision, fatigue, emotions and memory. The surgery is over, but the brain takes time to heal. Mikki also lists resources available for persons seeking brain cancer treatment. -Libby
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Powerful message for patients recovering from brain surgery by AGA Publishing  5 Stars
April 07, 2008
I read it this weekend, and enjoyed it so much. I purchased copies of this book to give to some of our cancer patients. Mikki's message of coming out of the valley is powerful.
Jan Hollar, Cancer Services Coordinator, Blue Ridge HealthCare Cancer Center
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