Beyond My Control: One Man's Struggle with Epilepsy, Seizure Surgery & Beyond
of Stuart Ross McCallum (Goodreads Author)
Description
Stuart Ross McCallum shares a true account of his battle with epilepsy-beginning with the peculiar sensations he experienced as a teenager that led to his diagnosis and concluding with his eventual recovery from a temporal lobe lobectomy. McCallum vividly describes his twenty-year journey of living with epilepsy and how this unpredictable disease has not only impacted his life but the lives of everyone around him. For years he operated a business and managed his staff while battling an ever-increasing number of seizures. As his condition worsened and his postseizure responses became more intense, he was often prone to violent outbursts that threatened his safety as well as the safety of those in his inner circle. McCallum shares how the perception of the disease and the socially unacceptable behaviors that occurred as a result of his seizures eventually forced him to risk everything-he made the life-altering decision to undergo two brain operations that he hoped would provide freedom from a life of instability, danger, and stares from strangers."Beyond My Control" provides an honest, emotional look into a highly complex and often misunderstood condition and how one man's perseverance helped him break through the darkness to find hope on the other side.
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 108 pages
- Publisher iUniverse
- Publication Date May 4th 2008
- First Publication Not informed
- Language English
- ISBN 9780595487059
- Edition Not informed
- Category Non-Fiction
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