Download or read book My Life Beyond Sickle Cell Disease written by Hey Hey Gee and published by Mayo Clinic Press. This book was released on 2023-07-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A graphic nonfiction story with a kid's-eye view of living with, and beyond, sickle cell disease
Download or read book My Life Beyond Sickle Cell written by HeyGee and published by . This book was released on 2023-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book My Life Beyond Leukemia written by Hey Gee and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-03-22 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The “My Life Beyond” graphic book series tells the true stories of Mayo Clinic patients. Featuring 36 beautiful, fully illustrated pages, this graphic novel shares the inspiring story of Rae Burremo’s experience with leukemia. After going through treatment for leukemia, Amy is used to visiting the hospital. As she falls asleep for another medical test, she suddenly finds herself on an adventure. With the help of a shrinking potion, other magic tools and some friends, she’s on a mission to help other kids face leukemia and its treatment. What is it really like to have this childhood cancer? Find out how Amy beats leukemia and discovers life beyond her illness. Children’s voices are rarely heard amid the complexity of modern medicine. That's why every story in the My Life Beyond series stems from the imagination and experience of a Mayo Clinic patient. The books were developed through collaboration between these patients, Mayo Clinic physicians and author-illustrator Hey Gee. Through this unique lens of inspiring real-life experiences, the series explores how children view illness, challenges and recovery. Leukemia is estimated to affect 1 in every 1000 children, but children’s voices and their experiences with this disease are rarely heard. Created through collaboration between pediatric patients, their doctors, and children’s author and illustrator Hey Gee, My Life Beyond Leukemia dives into the minds and imaginations of child patients at Mayo Clinic to explain how children experience illness, challenges, and recovery. The “My Life Beyond” graphic novel book series is published in collaboration with Fondation Ipsen.
Download or read book My Life Beyond Bullying written by Hey Gee and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-03-22 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the memoirs of Ralph M.’s experience with bullying, My Life Beyond Bullying: Stories from Mayo Clinic Patients uses 36 pages of full illustrations to tell the true story of how kids view friendships, bullying, and challenging social situations. When some kids at Alex’s new school start bullying him, he just wants to escape. He feels guilty and stressed about what’s happening. But what can he do? The challenges Alex experienced are common. Still, there are important steps you can take when you or someone you know is being bullied. Find out how Alex gets help and discovers his life beyond bullying. Children’s voices are rarely heard amid the complexity of modern medicine. That's why every story in the My Life Beyond series stems from the imagination and experience of a Mayo Clinic patient. The books were developed through collaboration between these patients, Mayo Clinic physicians and author-illustrator Hey Gee. Through this unique lens of inspiring real-life experiences, the series explores how children view illness, challenges and recovery. As kids go through adolescence, they’re likely to experience some form of bullying. Inspired by Ralph M.’s experience with bullying, Bullying: True Stories from Mayo Clinic Patients uses 40 pages of full illustrations to provide an approachable look at improving mental health and emotional happiness when facing childhood bullies. The “My Life Beyond” graphic novel book series is published in collaboration with Fondation Ipsen.
Download or read book My Life Beyond Autism written by Hey Gee and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Tracy likes to draw, make movies and play, just like other kids. She also has autism spectrum disorder. This means she processes many everyday situations differently, such as making friends. Over time, she's learned tricks for communicationg and coping when things are hard for her. Follow along as Tracy gives a peek at what life is really like for someone living with autism and how she discovered life beyond this common disorder."--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book My Life Beyond Depression written by Hey Gee and published by Mayo Clinic Press. This book was released on 2023-05-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A graphic nonfiction story with a kid's-eye view of living with, and beyond, depression
Download or read book Hope and Destiny written by Allan F. Platt and published by Hilton Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An up-to-date, informative, and personal discussion of sickle-cell anaemia, this guide provides information on medically proven methods of treatment along with patient vignettes. Written primarily for African Americans, who comprise the majority of the victims of sickle-cell anaemia, this handbook for patients and those who live or work with them examines the complex issues that surround this genetic disease. Advice on dealing with the physical suffering, inability to work, quality of life issues, and premature death that affect sickle-cell patients is offered in layman's terms to aid patients and caregivers in making informed decisions.
Download or read book My Life Beyond Depression written by Hey Gee and published by . This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Living with Sickle Cell Disease written by Judy Gray Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Judy Gray was four when the pain first struck. As mysterious as it was excruciating, Judy's anguish confounded the local doctor, who advised her mother to apply liniment. It was not until Judy was a teenager that another doctor informed her aunt of the real cause of Judy's agony - something called sickle cell anemia. The social mores of that time, however, dictated that adults discussed nothing of substance with children. So Judy learned little about her ailment other than it could cause her to die. A frightened Judy simply put sickle cell disease out of her mind and suffered in silence as she went on with her life. Readers will follow Judy's journey through college, a teaching career, a short-lived marriage, and the raising of a daughter while enduring severe pain episodes. All the while, exhaustion was her constant companion. Living with Sickle Cell Disease: The Struggle to Survive is a story of Judy Gray Johnson's perseverance in the face of living with a little-understood chronic illness.
Download or read book My Life Beyond Asthma written by Hey Gee and published by Mayo Clinic Press. This book was released on 2024-04-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fictional graphic novel adventure story offers a kid's-eye view of living with, and beyond, asthma.
Download or read book Living with and Surviving Sickle Cell Disease written by Juanita McClain and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-07-24 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living with and surviving Sickle cell disease is an autobiography written about the life of a girl who fights to survive a chronic illness that she was diagnosed with at birth. She lives her life in fear of dying from this horrific disease. Instead of giving up and letting the disease conquer her she chooses to take a stand and fight instead. She uses her experiences as motivation to write about what she has been through and inspire the lives of many people. The book offers many miraculous stories and different scenarios of ups and downs in her life. The book is very informational, educational, moving, and inspirational to anyone who is going through some of the same experiences and even those who are not. The book will no doubt leave a lasting impression about the author.
Download or read book The Monster Within Me written by Juanita McClain and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-02-28 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Monster Within Me is about a child who is born with a genetic blood disorder called sickle cell disease. She fears the disease because of the pain and other effects it causes her. And even though this monster will always live inside of her, she doesnt let it stop her from living a fulfilling life.
Download or read book Sickle Cell Disease Sickle Cell Trait written by Ezekiel Sandy and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-04 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is based on a disease that has plagued the Cushite race from the dawn of existence: sickle cell or trait sickle cell, for which experts continue to say there is no cure. As a victim of this disease, I prayed I would be provided with the answers to overcome this serious health condition. I believed there had to be a way and was determined to find it. Inside this book is my story and the tools I discovered. Given a chance, the material within will serve as a major help for all who read. Having this disease or any other chronic illness can be a building block for learning how to overcome struggles and live your best life now. I hope this book helps you make positive changes in your health. I, Ezekiel J. Sandy, am an example of one man who overcame this illness and you can, too, if you apply the knowledge."--Author's statement from page 4 of cover.
Download or read book My Life as a Sickle Cell Warrior written by Patricia Maley and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-08-19 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walk a mile in the shoes of a sickle-cell warrior, one who hoped to fulfill her calling in this world. To blend in like all the normal people in the world. Almost everything she did was through survival mode; at work, at home, in school and all in all within the community. You will notice how this blood borne disease knocks her down and even makes her vulnerable numerous times as she has a brush with death. But only courage, determination and encouragement have helped her accomplish so much successfully.
Download or read book Burning Bright written by Maryam Awaisu and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-11-13 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Burning Bright is not a story about statistics, but of an over-achieving young lady, who is determined not to let sickle cell anemia stand in her way. Without notice, difficulties that Nadia Habeeb did not foresee complicate her health and love life, changing everything immensely. With the walls of life itself closing in on her, will she stand conqueror this time? If she does, what will be her fate back home in Nigeria, with a closed-off heart, and physical challenge? This is a story of a family struggling to maintain faith and hope in the face of severe emotional challenges, social upheaval, medical necessity, and the paradox of humanity. Set within the complexities of Nigerian culture, it is the story of young people trying to make their way in a world they didn't make. It is also a story of pain and redemption, of love lost and found, generational conflict, and the emergence of true faith.
Download or read book Alexia s World written by Alexia Tennent and published by Tennflex Wellness. This book was released on 2019-11-10 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexia's World is about a little girl living with sickle cell disease. She is passionate and full of life. While she is aware of her limitations, she places no limits on herself. She is funny, creative, energetic, bold, authentic, kind and compassionate. Her mom, who also has the disease, is her hero and best friend. Together they form a formidable team. They focus on wellness to control the symptoms of the disease. Alexia and her mom also help other children living with the disease to thrive despite the disease. The book chronicles her journey living with sickle cell disease. She speaks about the ups and downs of her life, including the struggles her family faces navigating the healthcare system and the joy of finding what has helped to improve her health-related quality of life. Alexia now lives relatively symptom free.
Download or read book Sickle Cell Disease and My Life Struggles written by Carolyn Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My heart felt like it was about to explode from the pain. As the nurse quickly left the room, I then became more irate. I began beating the walls and crying "Please, please, someone help me!" At this time, someone came and closed the door to my room and by doing that made me more irate. I began to scream so loud I thought I would spit my vocals out.
