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988653
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b743023
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| Main Entry
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Grant, Sue,1954-
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| Title & Author
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Standing on his own two feet : : a diary of dying /\ Sue Grant ; foreword by David Clark.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;Philadelphia :: Jessica Kingsley Publishers,, 2005.
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1 online resource (173 pages)
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| ISBN
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1280262060
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: 1843103680
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: 1846421233
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: 9781280262067
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: 9781843103684
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: 9781846421235
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1843103680
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Includes bibliographical references (page 173).
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| Contents
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Starting out -- Moving to independency -- Back to square one -- Life in hospital -- Life at home -- A new leg -- Mixed outlook -- Better days -- Happiness -- Relapse -- Winding down -- The last weeks -- Saying goodbye -- Bridges.
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| Abstract
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'Although I have been immersed in these issues about 15 years, this book gripped me and moved me profoundly. It manages to achieve sensitivity without sentimentality, and highlights the humanity and dignity of Alexander and his family, during some very undignified experiences ... This book needs to be read by everyone.'. - Myrna Whiteson, The Teenage Cancer Trust, UK. Alexander had just begun his studies at university when he was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer. In this honest account, Alex's mother traces the impact of the diagnosis on the whole family and outlines the issues that arose durin.
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Grant, Alexander-- Health.
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Grant, Alexander.
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Bones-- Cancer-- Patients-- Great Britain, Biography.
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Terminally ill-- Great Britain, Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Social Scientists Psychologists.
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Bones-- Cancer-- Patients.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Diseases-- Cancer.
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Health.
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Terminally ill.
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Great Britain.
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| Dewey Classification
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362.196/99471/0092B
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| LC Classification
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RC280.B6G735 2005eb
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