Part one of A First Step - Understanding Guillain-Barre Syndrome is
a true, blow-by-blow account of the Author's encounter, as a
healthy Canadian businessman, with a rare and devastating disease,
Guillain-Barre Syndrome (G.B.S. for short). It describes his
seven-month long struggle for life in 'Intensive Care' after
receiving a grim prognosis, and his subsequent dogged determination
to overcome the effects of that disease.
The second part is devoted to short stories based on dreams and
hallucinations experienced whilst he was in 'Intensive Care', which
in themselves reveal something of what a patient was going through.
They also serve to illustrate the narrow boundary between reality
and the dream world, and which whilst making for entertaining
reading, could possibly be the subject of further study.
Although the Author is a layperson, in medical terms, it is
believed this book will be an important aid to medical
professionals and care-givers, providing as it does, new insights
and a unique perspective on the effects, not only of the disease,
Guillain-Barre Syndrome, but also of the handling and care of any
long-term intensive care patient, and their subsequent
rehabilitation. For the curious, it will answer many questions. For
G.B.S. patients and their families it should provide inspirational
reading.
The foreword to the book has been written by Dr Frank Warshawski,
MD, FRCPC, Director of Intensive Care, Rockyview General Hospital,
Calgary. In addition to that prestigious involvement, the Author
has been fortunate in receiving permission to use other material
authored by exceptionally well qualified medical professionals, for
which due credit is given in the'Acknowledgements' section of the
book, enabling him to produce not only an interesting publication,
but an informative and educational one.
In short, a 'must read' and deserving of a place on any medical
bookshelf.
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