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- Synopsis
- A paralyzed stroke victim and poet tells her story of decades of being treated as a vegetable in a public hospital and her release from isolation when a speech therapist taught her to communicate. Julia Tavalaro had it all, a beautiful young daughter, and a loving husband, until two strokes left her in a coma for three years. When she finally emerged, she couldn't move her arms or legs, and couldn't speak except to groan. She had a tube that helped her breathe, and was being fed liquids to survive. For six years she was treated like a vegetable, until a speech therapist discovered she was cognizant, and so began her journey of learning to communicate.
- Copyright:
- 1997
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 216 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780140272826
- Publisher:
- Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
- Date of Addition:
- 06/15/09
- Copyrighted By:
- Julia Tavalaro and Richard Tayson
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Biographies and Memoirs, Health, Mind and Body
- Submitted By:
- Julia Kulak
- Proofread By:
- Regina Alvarado
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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