Author : Laurel Kamada
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476686041
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Book Synopsis Transformed in a Stroke by : Laurel Kamada
Download or read book Transformed in a Stroke written by Laurel Kamada and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-08-25 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2013, while visiting her sister in the United States, Laurel Kamada collapsed. Far from her husband, son, career, and home in Japan, she spent the next few weeks in a coma from a stroke that left a hole the size of a baseball in the center of her brain. In this multicultural memoir, Kamada writes about her years of recovery with a profound sense of grace, still seeing the beauty in her life while not shying away from its many struggles. This five-part memoir addresses the basics of strokes; an East-West (Japan, U.S.) comparison of stroke, advice and help for the primary caregivers and families of stroke survivors, and lessons on how to improve systems of care and rehabilitation. Kamada also introduces networking means and advice to help stroke survivors, their families and friends, and professionals working in long-term care facilities, such as nursing and rehabilitation staff.