Beautiful Trauma
A Journey of Discovery in Science and Healing
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A compelling account of surviving a freak accident, and a fascinating exploration of the science of trauma and recovery.
Late one night, while Rebecca Fogg was alone in her apartment, her hand was partially amputated in an explosion. Quick thinking saved her life, but the journey to recovery would be a slow one. As the doctors rebuilt her hand, Rebecca (who also survived 9/11) began rebuilding her sense of self by studying the physical and psychological process of recovery.
Interspersing the personal with the medical, Rebecca charts her year of rehabilitation, touching on the marvelously adaptable anatomy of the hand; how the brain's fight-or-flight mechanism enables us to react instantly to danger; and why trauma causes some people to develop PTSD and gives others a whole new lease on life.
Told with emotional and intellectual clarity, Beautiful Trauma is a celebration of the resilience of the human spirit and the power we all hold in our hands.
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Adam Stern was a student at a state medical school before being selected to train as a psychiatry resident at one of the most prestigious programs in the country. His new and initially intimidating classmates were high achievers from the Ivy League and other elite universities. Faculty raved about the group as though the residency program had won the lottery, nicknaming them “The Golden Class”, but would Stern ever prove that he belonged? In his memoir, Stern pulls back the curtain on the intense and emotionally challenging lessons he and his fellow doctors learned.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thank you for reminding me,
- De Ms D en 12-29-21
De: Adam Stern MD
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In Shock
- My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope
- De: Dr. Rana Awdish
- Narrado por: Dr. Rana Awdish, Teri Schnaubelt
- Duración: 9 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 738
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 643
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 642
In Shock is a riveting first-hand account from a young critical care physician, who in the passage of a moment is transfigured into a dying patient. This transposition, coincidentally timed at the end of her medical training, instantly lays bare the vast chasm between the conventional practice of medicine and the stark reality of the prostrate patient.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Read this book!
- De CT en 11-08-17
De: Dr. Rana Awdish
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My Glory Was I Had Such Friends
- A Memoir
- De: Amy Silverstein
- Narrado por: Erin Moon
- Duración: 12 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 100
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 100
Nearly 26 years after receiving her first heart transplant, Amy Silverstein's donor heart plummeted into failure. If she wanted to live, she had to take on the grueling quest for a new heart - immediately. A shot at survival meant uprooting her life and moving across the country to California. When her friends heard of her plans, there was only one reaction: "I'm there." Nine remarkable women - Joy, Jill, Leja, Jody, Lauren, Robin, Valerie, Ann, and Jane - put demanding jobs and pressing family obligations on hold to fly across the country and be by Amy's side.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great listen!
- De Natalie en 05-13-23
De: Amy Silverstein
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When Breath Becomes Air
- De: Paul Kalanithi, Abraham Verghese - foreword
- Narrado por: Sunil Malhotra, Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 5 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 29,421
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 25,832
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 25,767
At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade’s worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. And just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Phenomenal book!
- De A. Potter en 01-16-16
De: Paul Kalanithi, y otros
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The Last Best Cure
- My Quest to Awaken the Healing Parts of My Brain and Get Back My Body, My Joy, and My Life
- De: Donna Jackson Nakazawa
- Narrado por: Karen Saltus
- Duración: 9 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 130
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 107
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 106
One day Donna Jackson Nakazawa found herself lying on the floor to recover from climbing the stairs. That’s when it hit her. She was managing the symptoms of the autoimmune disorders that had plagued her for a decade, but she had lost her joy. As a science journalist, she was curious to know what mind-body strategies might help her. As a wife and mother she was determined to get her life back. Over the course of one year, Nakazawa researches and tests a variety of therapies including meditation, yoga, and acupuncture to find out what works.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Amazing book, but struggled with the voice.
- De erin norton en 01-05-18
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Don't Leave Me This Way
- Or When I Get Back on My Feet You'll Be Sorry
- De: Julia Fox Garrison
- Narrado por: Joyce Bean
- Duración: 8 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 99
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 86
Julia Fox Garrison refused to listen to the professionals she called Dr. Jerk and Dr. Panic, who - after she suffered a massive, debilitating stroke at age thirty-seven - told her she’d probably die, or to Nurse Doom, who ignored her emergency call button. Instead she heeded the advice of kind, gifted Dr. Neuro, who promised her he would “treat your mind as well as your body.” Julia figured if she could somehow manage to get herself into a wheelchair, at least she’d always find parking. But after many, many months of hospitalization and rehab, Julia not only got into a wheelchair, but she got back out.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Heroic Story
- De Pamela Harvey en 02-29-12
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Healing Hearts
- A Memoir of a Female Heart Surgeon
- De: Kathy Magliato
- Narrado por: Renée Raudman
- Duración: 8 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 32
Dr. Kathy Magliato is one of fewer than a dozen female heart surgeons practicing in the world today. She is also a member of an even more exclusive group - those surgeons who perform heart transplants. Healing Hearts is the story of the making of a surgeon who also calls herself a wife and mother.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Healing Hearts
- De Jean en 01-14-12
De: Kathy Magliato
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Unshattered
- Choosing a Beautiful Life After Unspeakable Tragedy
- De: Carol J. Decker, Stacey L. Nash
- Narrado por: Stacey L. Nash
- Duración: 5 h
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General5 out of 5 stars 71
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 57
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 58
On June 10, 2008, Carol Decker walked through the hospital doors a healthy woman with flu-like symptoms and early labor contractions. Three months later, she returned home a blind triple-amputee struggling to bond with a daughter she would never see. Unshattered recounts Carol's fight for survival against sepsis and its life-shattering complications. From excruciating skin grafts to learning how to function in daily life without lower legs, a left hand, and her sight, Carol takes us on a personal and raw, yet inspiring journey.
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5 out of 5 stars
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inspiring !
- De Cindy Tortorici en 12-03-18
De: Carol J. Decker, y otros
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A Stitch of Time
- The Year a Brain Injury Changed My Language and Life
- De: Lauren Marks
- Narrado por: Tavia Gilbert
- Duración: 11 h y 24 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 32
Lauren Marks was 27 when an aneurysm ruptured in her brain and left her fighting for her life. She woke up in a hospital soon after with serious deficiencies to her reading, speaking, and writing abilities, and an unfamiliar diagnosis: aphasia. This would be shocking news for anyone, but Lauren was a voracious reader, an actress, director, dramaturg, and pursuing her PhD. At any other period of her life, this diagnosis would have been a devastating blow. But she woke up...different.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely wonderful book
- De SJMT en 01-27-19
De: Lauren Marks
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This Is How I Save My Life
- From California to India, a True Story of Finding Everything When You Are Willing to Try Anything
- De: Amy B. Scher
- Narrado por: Amy B. Scher
- Duración: 6 h y 43 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 85
When Amy B. Scher was struck with undiagnosed late-stage, chronic Lyme disease, the best physicians in America labeled her condition incurable and potentially terminal. Deteriorating rapidly, she went on a search to save her own life - from the top experts in Los Angeles and the world-renowned Mayo Clinic in Minneapolis to a state-of-the-art hospital in Chicago. After exhausting all of her options in the US, she discovered a possible cure - but it was highly experimental, available only in India, and had as much of a probability of killing her as it did of curing her.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A great comfort
- De Sue en 07-07-18
De: Amy B. Scher
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Little Matches
- A Memoir of Finding Light in the Dark
- De: Maryanne O'Hara
- Narrado por: Maryanne O'Hara
- Duración: 9 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 35
When their only child was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) at the age of two, Maryanne O'Hara and her husband were told that Caitlin could live a long life or be dead in a matter of months. Thirty-one years later, Caitlin lost her battle with this devastating disease following an excruciating two-year wait on the transplant list and a last-minute race to locate a pair of healthy lungs. The sudden spiral of events left Maryanne in an existential crisis, searching to find an answer to the eternal question: Why we are here?
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5 out of 5 stars
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I don't know who needs to read it...
- De H. Hill en 04-18-23
De: Maryanne O'Hara
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Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them)
- A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying
- De: Sallie Tisdale
- Narrado por: Gabra Zackman
- Duración: 7 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 193
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 166
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 165
You get ready to die the way you get ready for a trip. Start by realizing you don't know the way. Listen to a few travel guides. Study the language, look at maps, gather equipment. Let yourself imagine what it will be like. Pack your bags. This book is one of those travel guides - a guide to preparing for your own death and the deaths of people close to you. The fact of death is hard to believe. Sallie Tisdale explores our fears and all the ways death and talking about death make us uncomfortable - but she also explores its intimacies and joys.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I thought I had more time...
- De Alyssa en 09-09-19
De: Sallie Tisdale
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The Second Opinion
- De: Michael Palmer
- Narrado por: Franette Liebow
- Duración: 9 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 412
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 206
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 207
Here, Michael Palmer has created a cat-and-mouse game where one woman must confront a conspiracy of doctors to uncover an evil practice that touches every single person who ever has a medical test. With unforgettable characters and twists and betrayals that come from the most unlikely places, The Second Opinion will keep you guessing...and looking over your shoulder.
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3 out of 5 stars
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great story line; unnecessary love affair
- De Anonymous User en 05-26-09
De: Michael Palmer
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Tell Me Where It Hurts
- Humor, Healing and Hope in my Life as an Animal Surgeon
- De: Dr. Nick Trout
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 9 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 473
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 322
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 325
From the frontlines of modern medicine, Tell Me Where it Hurts is a fascinating insider portrait of a veterinarian, his furry patients, and the blend of old-fashioned instincts and cutting-edge technology that defines pet care in the 21st century. Dr. Trout takes the listener on a vicarious journey through 24 intimate, heartrending hours in his life.
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4 out of 5 stars
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So close, yet not quite.
- De ButterLegume en 04-18-13
De: Dr. Nick Trout
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The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind
- My Tale of Madness and Recovery
- De: Barbara K. Lipska, Elaine McArdle - contributor
- Narrado por: Emma Powell
- Duración: 6 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,008
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 904
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 900
In 2015, Barbara Lipska - a leading expert on the neuroscience of mental illness - was diagnosed with melanoma that had spread to her brain. Within months, her frontal lobe, the seat of cognition, began shutting down. She descended into madness, exhibiting dementia- and schizophrenia-like symptoms that terrified her family and coworkers. But miraculously, the immunotherapy her doctors had prescribed worked quickly. Just eight weeks after her nightmare began, Lipska returned to normal. With one difference: she remembered her brush with madness with exquisite clarity.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Be Prepared To Feel Insane--
- De Gillian en 04-11-18
De: Barbara K. Lipska, y otros
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Brainstorm
- Detective Stories from the World of Neurology
- De: Suzanne O'Sullivan
- Narrado por: Christine Williams
- Duración: 8 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 47
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 42
Brainstorm follows the stories of people whose medical diagnoses are so strange even their doctor struggles to know how to solve them. A man who sees cartoon characters running across the room; a girl whose world suddenly seems completely distorted, as though she were Alice in Wonderland; another who transforms into a ragdoll whenever she even thinks about moving. The brain is the most complex structure in the universe. Neurologists must puzzle out life-changing diagnoses from the tiniest of clues, the ultimate medical detective work.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not As Compelling...
- De Douglas en 11-08-18
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Critical Care
- A New Nurse Faces Death, Life, and Everything in Between
- De: Theresa Brown
- Narrado por: Coleen Marlo
- Duración: 5 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 78
In her former career as an English professor, Theresa Brown had been shielded from the harsh reality of death. That all changed the day she decided to become an oncology nurse. In Critical Care, Theresa writes powerfully and honestly about her first year on the hospital floor. With great compassion and a disarming sense of humor, she shares the trials and triumphs of her patients and comes to realize that caring for a patient means much more than simply treating a disease.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent all the way around!
- De Susan en 10-12-17
De: Theresa Brown