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A Leg to Stand On is a 1984 autobiographical account by neurologist Oliver Sacks describing his recovery from psychogenic leg paralysis following a mountaineering accident. The book has been described as a skillful description of the depersonalization of functional neurological symptoms. Neuropsychiatric specialists who have recommended reading ...
There were several remarkable women in the early days of AA including but not limited to: Florence R. of New York, Sylvia K. of Chicago, Ethel M. of Akron, Ohio. AA co-founder Bill Wilson was Marty's sponsor. Marty wrote her story (personal experience) "Women Suffer Too" in the Story Section of second through fourth editions of the Big Book of AA.
According to information collected by the U.S. Census Bureau, having a disability of any kind greatly increases a person's odds of living in poverty. Over 50% of people with paralysis and over 62% of people with spinal cord injury live in poverty. Paralysis and spinal cord injuries cost the U.S. health care system billions of dollars each year.
Its original name was the Stifel Paralysis Research Foundation. In the mid-1980s, Stifel approached the American Paralysis Association (APA) about a merger under the APA banner. [ 4 ] In 1995, actor Christopher Reeve became quadriplegic as a result of a horse riding accident.
A recent study reveals some women over 70 years old are felling more lonely than ever due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Study Says Some Woman Over 70 Suffering Through 'The Silent Epidemic' Due To ...
Pressure on the nerves can cause tingling sensations, numbness, pain, weakness, muscle atrophy and even paralysis of the affected area. In normal individuals, these symptoms disappear quickly, but in sufferers of HNPP even a short period of pressure can cause the symptoms to occur. Palsies can last from minutes or days to weeks or even months ...
Before he entered Recovery Works, the Georgetown treatment center, Patrick had been living in a condo his parents owned. But they decided that he should be home now. He would attend Narcotics Anonymous meetings, he would obtain a sponsor — a fellow recovering addict to turn to during low moments — and life would go on.
I was a 20-year-old sophomore living in mandatory on-campus housing the year I came face-to-face with my sleep paralysis demon. After a long day ... story was in fact a sleep paralysis event, aka ...