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The month of May is awareness month for the following health conditions/concerns:
ALS Awareness Month
Brain Tumor Awareness Month
Celiac Disease Awareness Month
Lyme Disease Awareness Month
National Stroke Awareness Month
Mental Health Month-- CLICK HERE for Mental Health Month Booklist
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ALS Awareness Month
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Hiroshi Mitsumoto MD - Demos Health; 3 edition
Format: Paperback
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ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, cannot be cured but it can be treated. A great deal can be done to treat the symptoms of ALS, to improve an individual's quality of life, and to help families, caregivers, and loved ones to cope with the disease. This extensively revised... |
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Navigating Life with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
M B Bromberg - Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback
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Navigating Life with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis provides accessible, comprehensive, and up-to-date information about the challenges patients, family members, and caregivers face when confronted by ALS, a disease that affects approximately 5,600 Americans every year, with as many as 30,000... |
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It's Not Yet Dark: A Memoir
Simon Fitzmaurice - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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"Beautifully written. Utterly life-affirming." - Alan RickmanA luminous memoir in the tradition of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly and a #1 bestseller upon its initial release in Ireland, a young filmmaker gives us "a story of courage, of heart, of coming back... |
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Until I Say Good-Bye: My Year of Living with Joy
Susan Spencer-Wendel - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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Susan Spencer-Wendel's Until I Say Good-Bye: My Year of Living with Joy is a moving and inspirational memoir by a woman who makes the most of her final days after discovering she has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) .After Spencer-Wendel, a celebrated journalist at the Palm Beach... |
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*Please note the following title is an audiobook copy. Print copies are available at other libraries in the LMXAC system*
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Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig
Jonathan Eig
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Recounts the life of the Hall of Fame ballplayer whose career was cut short by the disease now commonly called after him, in a portrait that shares details about his rivalry with Babe Ruth, the onset of his illness, and the final years of his life. |
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Brain Tumor Awareness Month
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The Dana Guide to Brain Health
The Dana Press
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Today, we know beyond any doubt that the brain plays a crucial role in our everyday health, and, indeed, makes us who we are. But the Internet, television, and newspapers abound in contradictory information about it, and, as a result, the insights we wish for and the medical choic |
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Chasing Daylight: How My Forthcoming Death Transformed My Life
Eugene O'Kelly - McGraw-Hill
Format: Book
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"Must the end of life be the worst part? Can it be made the best?" At 53, Eugene O'Kelly was in the full swing of life. Chairman and CEO of KPMG, one of the largest U.S. accounting firms, he enjoyed a successful career and drew happiness from his wife, children, family,... |
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Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose
Joe Biden - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover
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A deeply moving memoir about the year that would forever change both a family and a country. In November 2014, thirteen members of the Biden family gathered on Nantucket for Thanksgiving, a tradition they had been celebrating for the past forty years; it was the one constant in what... |
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Celiac Disease Awareness Month
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Celiac Disease: A Hidden Epidemic
Peter H.R. Green - William Morrow; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Unmasking One of the Most Underdiagnosed Autoimmune Diseases Do you suffer from gastrointestinal complaints fatigue headaches joint pain anemia andor itchy skin conditions Have you consulted numerous doctors and been prescribed drugs and diets that have only temporarily alleviated some... |
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Gluten-Free Girl American Classics Reinvented
Shauna James Ahern - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
Format: Print book
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Comfort food classics made gluten-free from the beloved and award-winning blogger Following the James Beard Award-winning Gluten-Free Girl Every Day, Shauna James Ahern and her husband, Daniel Ahern, have created a collection of comfort-food classics that are all unbelievably and amazingly... |
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Living Luxe Gluten Free
Michelle Lee - Salut Studio
Format: Hardcover
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Living Luxe Gluten Free features more than 110 new gluten free and lactose free recipes designed to make your gluten free life deliciously luxurious. Dishes are engineered for flavor, health, and simplicity. DetailsOver 110 new Gluten Free and Lactose Free recipesPaleo, Dairy Free, Vegan,... |
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Lyme Disease Awareness Month
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Lyme Disease: When Ticks Make You Sick
Raymond J. Lampke - Lucent Books
Format: Library Binding
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Lyme disease is not often discussed, which means the general public knows little about it. Many people are aware that it can be passed from ticks to humans, but questions remain. What are the symptoms? Is it contagious? Can it be treated? What are the best prevention methods? These questions... |
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Why Can't I Get Better? Solving the Mystery of Lyme and Chronic Disease
Richard Horowitz - St. Martin's Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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From one of the countrys foremost doctors comes a ground-breaking book about diagnosing, treating and healing Lyme, and peeling away the layers that lead to chronic disease.You may not know that you have Lyme. It can mimic every disease process including Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia,... |
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National Stroke Awareness Month
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The Stroke Recovery Book: A Guide for Patients and Families
Kip Burkman MD - Addicus Books; Second Edition, Second edition edition
Format: Paperback
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Penned by a rehabilitation physician who has worked with thousands of stroke patients and families, this reference provides simple answers to the many questions that surround strokes and stroke rehabilitation. Free of technical medical jargon, this resource addresses topics such as the anatomy... |
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Hope Heals: A True Story of Overwhelming Loss and an Overcoming Love
Katherine Wolf - Zondervan
Format: Print book
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When all seems lost, where can hope be found? Katherine and Jay married right after college and sought adventure far from home in Los Angeles, CA. As they pursued their dreams, they planted their lives in the city and in their church community. Their son, James, came along unexpectedly... |
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Beauty in the Broken Places: A Memoir of Love, Faith, and Resilience
ALLISON PATAKI - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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A deeply moving memoir about two lives that were changed in the blink of an eye, and the love that helped them rewrite their future Five months pregnant, on a flight to their "babymoon," Allison Pataki turned to her husband when he asked if his eye looked strange, and watched... |
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Mental Health Month
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Due to the complexity and sheer number of mental health disorders, a separate booklist has been created for Mental Health Month. CLICK HERE for the Mental Health Month Booklist.
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