Download or read book Voiceless Child written by Ann Widick Giganti and published by Ann Widick Giganti. This book was released on 2017-12-03 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True story! "I spoke soothing words and touched her pale fingers. The silent weeping stopped." The baby's chest heaved as she struggled to breathe. Airway scarring rendered spoken language impossible. Heather wasn't my child, but her distress tattered my heart. Fourteen months old, the little one lay swaddled in a blanket, forgotten and lost amongst unchanging hospital routines. “Just be glad she’s only abandoned, not abused.” The words on the other end of the phone line stung. I wrestled with anger, but instinct quieted any sharp response. A chance meeting turned tragedy to miracle. I wrote the book about our search to give the voiceless child a family, to find a surgeon who could reconstruct her airway. Otherwise she would never speak, never swim. When I met her, she'd never been outside, never seen the sun, never seen the moon. She could not even move a finger. She'd always lived in a hospital on a breathing machine, fed by a tube in her tummy. No one dared dreamed she might survive and have a family of her own. Might we adopt her? Were the damning prophecies true? Sometimes dreams come true, more fantastic than envisioned. There is a newer subspecialty, pediatric otolaryngology. These ear, nose, and throat surgeons can restore voice and hearing. READ THE BOOK. WRITE A REVIEW. TELL YOUR FRIENDS. Enjoy the adventure of healing Heather and discover the miracle surgery that restores her voice. "This is a true story of hope, unconditional love, faith, as well as an exceptional family who would not take "No" for an answer. Ann writes beautifully with vision and descriptions that take you bedside with Heather, on family outings to the river, or just inside her home filled with laughter, scary moments with how fragile Heather was, the exhausting routine of life at that time, and finally the miracle of seeing Heather grow up." Kathy, Reader *** Diana Forrest. I'm reading this book now, can hardly put it down. Thanks be to God to her awesome Adopted family and to so many great Doctors and nurses. Heather is a living beautiful Miracle and a precious gift from God. Dec. 25, 2017 Janet Kortright rated it amazing. I could NOT put this book down. I read it in one night. Start to finish. I felt like I was part of the journey, the family. I will read this again and recommend it to others. A feel good story that shows they're are good people in the world. To advocate for children. To stand your ground to get the care needed for your children. Lynn, January 3, 2018 Voiceless Child is an amazing true story on the trials and tribulations in adopting a special medical needs child. A must read for all especially those who can relate to caring for and having a premature baby like me and my husband. Such a double blessing: For Heather - to be adopted by a loving family and getting a voice. For the family - the experience of adopting and providing medical needs for Heather that takes them on extraordinary life experiences of faith, hope, perseverance, joy, and love. Thanks Ann for sharing your true life experience! *** Heather’s story is heartwrenching, captivating, frustrating. I was impelled to read on to discover who would help or hinder her recovery. What I learned applauds the magical minds and hands of innovative surgeons. The inspiring story of perseverance is relevant to anyone who is facing a challenging obstacle. --Dar Walks Out, Lakota Sioux, Pine Ridge, South Dakota Voiceless Child is a thoughtful exploration of the grace and imperfections inherent in medical care systems and individual providers. Heather epitomizes the motivation for devising surgical procedures that eliminate a parent’s constant worry of death associated with airway disorders. -- Dr. Robin Cotton, director of pediatric otolaryngology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Before the events evolved to the point whose impact could only be conveyed through a book, I published it as an article, “The Child No One Wanted” in Woman’s Day. “We’ve had a terrific reaction to it. Our readers really loved the story.” --Jane Chesnutt, then editor-in-chief of Woman’s Day.

Download or read book Conversations with the Voiceless written by John Wessells and published by John Wessells. This book was released on 2024-03-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book of miracles. Not Red Sea partings, but miracles that happen when the sea of our personal circumstances fails to part. In the face of life's stark realities and agonizing questions, God speaks powerfully throught the powerless... Conversations with the Voiceless takes us inside a world populated by comatose and brain-damaged men and women, and those who love them, and those who care for them. In this world---the world in which he ministers as a musician---John Wessells has learned his most valuable lessons from the most helpless people. He has found that the voiceless have much to say. They teach us to live honest lives---honest with ourselves, honest with others, and honest with God. You will not read this book without weeping. You will also not read this without laughing, or tasting joy and wonder of being alive. For beyond pain and sorrow, this book is most definetely about life---about the dawn that awaits us at the end of the long, dark night, and about the glory that seeks to overtake us even at midnight.

Download or read book No Longer Voiceless written by Luis Leal and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Wounded Trapped and Voiceless written by Phyllis K. Klenk and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wounded ... trapped ... voiceless! Imagine being trapped in your own body! A true story of one woman's battle to prove she is alive! Unable to move or communicate, "Wounded Trapped and Voiceless" draws you into her incredible journey from walking with God to a triumphant emergence from coma to life! Reviews "...this story is absolutely life changing from the title to the very last page. To discover that coma patients can experience all that Physsy shared with us, to the kindness and selfless love demonstrated by Greta in her dedication to helping another human being, we all can learn from this story. A MUST read!" Jewell Hall, CEO JMS, Michigan "Everyone should read this incredible story! Medical science needs to learn more about this phenomenon and we all need to learn more about faith.".....Carolyn Watson, Cancer survivor, Michigan "...thrilling, gripping and exquisitely written".....Publisher review "... so proud of the work you have done on this book! By telling Physsy's amazing life story you give to others your love of life, friendship, hope and Jesus!" Kay Cleary, Interior Design, Nevada "With God, all things really are possible as this book makes clear. It is a remarkable story and I pray that the book is successful so that 'the lady in the wheelchair' can obtain the rehab that she so desperately needs to be able to stand on her own two feet again. I firmly believe in the message of this book." David H. McClelland, Esq., Michigan

Download or read book The Voices We Carry written by J. S. Park and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reclaim Your Headspace and Find Your One True Voice As a hospital chaplain, J.S. Park encountered hundreds of patients at the edge of life and death, listening as they urgently shared their stories, confessions, and final words. J.S. began to identify patterns in his patients’ lives—patterns he also saw in his own life. He began to see that the events and traumas we experience throughout life become deafening voices that remain within us, even when the events are far in the past. He was surprised to find that in hearing the voices of his patients, he began to identify his own voices and all the ways they could both harm and heal. In The Voices We Carry, J.S. draws from his experiences as a hospital chaplain to present the Voices Model. This model explores the four internal voices of self-doubt, pride, people-pleasing, and judgment, and the four external voices of trauma, guilt, grief, and family dynamics. He also draws from his Asian-American upbringing to examine the challenges of identity and feeling “other.” J.S. outlines how to wrestle with our voices, and even befriend them, how to find our authentic voice in a world of mixed messages, and how to empower those who are voiceless. Filled with evidence-based research, spiritual and psychological insights, and stories of patient encounters, The Voices We Carry is an inspiring memoir of unexpected growth, humor, and what matters most. For those wading through a world of clamor and noise, this is a guide to find your clear, steady voice.

Download or read book Climate Change and the Voiceless written by Randall S. Abate and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-24 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identifies the common vulnerabilities of the voiceless and demonstrates how the law can evolve to protect their interests more effectively.

Download or read book The Voiceless Soul written by Kelly Tallaksen and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2021-02-17 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of the world is stuck in a trap due to fears of nonlove. From a newly fertilized egg birthed into the world of grown-ups, the incoming soul is challenged by the unconscious fears and suppressed emotions of the grown-ups who will be its teachers at the beginning phases of life. The fear consciousness developed and reinforced over time has created a world that lacks the necessary self-awareness for true spiritual growth. The letters throughout the book, written by the soul of a wounded and disconnected child, challenge the reader to face their own rejected and disowned parts as the reader is led into a deeper understanding of human consciousness and, finally, a healing process that reaches the level of the soul. The book provides an understanding of, and universal need for, authentic forgiveness and compassion, not only for the wounded inner child of the reader, but also the wounded inner child parts within the disconnected grown-ups that polluted the reader’s self-esteem. The book includes relevant research, client cases and the author’s own challenges of being raised by grown-ups who have failed to grow up, keeping her trapped in feelings of unworthiness.

Download or read book MLN written by and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides image and full-text online access to back issues. Consult the online table of contents for specific holdings.

Download or read book Speaking Out written by Linde Zingaro and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many professionals in health, education, and community service roles are caught in a particular bind of identity—they live in a complex social borderland of credibility and professional authority while experiencing or having experienced the same discrimination, violence or trauma that they are committed to conquering. For some, the disclosure of their own stories of marginalization has become a tool for advocacy, for telling a larger truth; for others, self-disclosure is a more personal action, intended to assist isolated others in developing trust and connection. Linde Zingaro, a lifelong social service worker and activist, interviewed several colleagues who have chosen to speak out in this way, talking with them about their ethics and intentions, and collaborating to identify some of the risks of negative personal and professional consequences for the practitioner. She uses their voices—and her own—to illustrate some of the ways that these people have learned to safely and effectively use the transformative potential of storytelling as significant social action. This examination of speaking out as a meaningful social practice may help other workers, activists, and community researchers in their efforts to be heard in the interests of a more just society.

Download or read book Essays in Public Theology written by Dirkie Smit and published by AFRICAN SUN MeDIA. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the role of the church in society? What role did the church play in South Africa ? during apartheid, in the struggle against apartheid and during the period of transformation? The essays collected and published in this volume deal with questions such as these. They are all occasional pieces. They were written over two decades and reflect the times in which they originated ? always intended for specific audiences, always addressing issues of the particular moment.

Download or read book The Sounds of French written by Otto Ferdinand Bond and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Koromfe written by John Rennison and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strong linguistic and ecological pressures are gradually pushing Koromfe, the local language spoken in the north of Burkina Faso, West Africa, towards extinction. Spoken by, at the most, 10,000 people, Koromfe has defied political and cultural domination by other local languages. Few other researchers have studied Koromfe in such detail and this is the first detailed linguistical analysis of its kind. Consequently, data is provided which sheds light on many previously unanswered questions concerning both Koromfe and genetic and general linguistic issues. The information which constitutes this Descriptive Grammar is based on field work made by the author. As a Gur or Voltic language, the author shows how Koromfe shares many phonological, lexical, morphological and syntactic affinities with other such languages.

Download or read book Giving a Voice to the Voiceless written by Christopher Yuan and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-04-11 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The problem this project addresses is the sense of marginalization experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) and same-sex attracted (SSA) Christian college and university students. Data was collected via an online questionnaire and the study design mixed methods with an emphasis on the qualitative data. The study sample included eighty students/alumni from thirty-two Christian colleges/universities. Generally, respondents felt lonely, hid their sexuality, and reported a negative campus climate. Recommendations from respondents include: institutional policies must be clearer and applied consistently, improve campus climate, and form support groups for LGB and SSA students.

Download or read book Life and Labor written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book 1Life written by Soné Swanepoel and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-08 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book represents the start of a journey aimed at assisting readers to come to terms with where they are in realising their value and worth. To ascertain if they have a voice and understand the impact that the absence of self-worth can have on their voice. This book aims to create awareness of the value and importance of self-acceptance and making your voice heard. This journey is between you and yourself, it has nothing to do with anyone else. You do you, let others do what is best for them. Everyone must realise that it is their choice to start and complete this journey, taking into consideration the opportunity cost of undertaking it or not. This book is offering the option and advantages of change. It is not a quick fix but is intended to give hope and to show that you are not alone. The stories in this book are of real people that also at one stage did not recognise their self-worth and/or were voiceless. Every one of them has risen above their circumstances, overcame it and are continuously working on bettering themselves living a much happier and more content life. Once you recognise and understand your role in realising your self-worth, you will feel motivated to start a journey of empowerment and self-discovery. A journey where you will appreciate the value of your voice being heard. You will embrace this newfound freedom and power, knowing that it will lead to a happier and more fulfilling life. It takes commitment and courage to realise your self-worth, embrace your voice, choose happiness, live your best life and let go of that which does not serve you. Living to your full potential will empower you to be a role model and guiding light for your children and others to live their best lives. You owe it to yourself to heal all areas of your life and create a life filled with joyful victories. I want every woman in the world to know that she is strong, beautiful, valuable, and worthy of love. I want her to know that she owes it to herself and the world to find her voice and to make it heard. You have 1Life to be Happy - Live it!

Download or read book On Language written by Joseph Harold Greenberg and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of 37 of the most important, enduring, and influential essays by one of the great linguists of this century, gathered from a wide range of journals and books spanning four decades.

Download or read book Phonology in the 1980 s written by Didier L. Goyvaerts and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together a number of ground-breaking papers in the theory of phonology.