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When Deb Brandon discovered that cavernous angiomas-tangles of malformed blood vessels in her brain-were behind the terrifying symptoms she'd been experiencing, she underwent one brain surgery. And then another. And then another. And that was just the beginning.
The book also includes an introduction by Connie Lee, founder and president of the Angioma Alliance. Unlike other memoirs that focus on injury crisis and acute recovery, But My Brain Had...
2) Game changer
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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While thirteen-year-old Teddy fights for his life after a football injury at training camp, his friends and family gather to support him and discuss events leading to his coma.
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Archway Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xxiii, 242 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Brain injuries cause more deaths than any other sports injury. In fact, a traumatic brain injury occurs every fifteen seconds and is the number one cause of death in children and young adults, according to the Brain Injury Research Institute. Those lucky enough to survive a brain injury face many challenges - some more so than others. Whether you're coping with an injury yourself or have a loved one seeking to discover a new normal, you'll be informed...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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After a knee injury destroys sixteen-year-old Cody's college hopes, he drops out of high school and gets a job in his small Montana town, but when his ex-girlfriend disappears from her Vermont boarding school, Cody travels cross-country to join the search.
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Sisters of the sword volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Recovering from injuries sustained while escaping a fire, Kimi, Hana, and their mother and little brother take refuge in a monastery where their mother petitions the Shogun for help against evil Uncle Hidehira.
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Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
324 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Suffering a head injury after decades of isolation, Amy Gallup participates in a newspaper interview by a journalist who perceives her post-injury confusion for the rambling of a genius, a mistake that catapults her to fame and rekindles her literary ambitions.
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Poppy, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
326 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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"An emotional story about a former ballerina who is thrust back into 'normal' high school after a life-changing injury, and who comes to terms with life without her passion as well as discrimination in the ballet world"--
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Series
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English
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"Recovery--physical and mental--is a red-hot topic, and the worlds of sports, technology, and commerce have all taken note. This second edition of The Athlete's Guide to Recovery helps readers sort through the hype to focus on the practices and devices that really make a difference in recovery and lead to peak performance"--
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Surviving a twenty-five-foot fall while at Joshua Tree National Park, a journalist reflects on the four days during which she was exposed to the elements and wilderness of Southern California, sharing what she learned about herself and her will to survive while waiting to be rescued.
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Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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Staying with her uncle to recover from an injury caused by her ex-boyfriend that puts her athletic future at risk, Peyton resists her attraction to a local MMA fighter before her old and new lives collide, forcing her to confront difficult truths.
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Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
xx, 340 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Sports concussions make headlines, but you don't have to be an NFL star to suffer traumatic brain injury. In Shaken Brain, Elizabeth Sandel, MD, shares stories and research from her decades treating and studying brain injuries. She explains what concussions do to our bodies, how to avoid them, and how to recover"--
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When acclaimed naturalist Sy Montgomery and wildlife artist Matt Patterson arrive at Turtle Rescue League, they are greeted by hundreds of turtles recovering from injury and illness. Endangered by cars and highways, pollution and poachers, these turtles--with wounds so severe that even veterinarians would have dismissed them as fatal--are given a second chance at life. The League���s founders, Natasha and Alexxia, live by one motto: Never give...
19) Shadow boxer
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
169 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After their father dies of boxing injuries, George is determined to prevent his younger brother, who sees boxing as his legacy, from pursuing a career in the sport.
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English
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Hannah Manning was once an internationally renowned journalist and war correspondent; today she's a woman suffering from a traumatic brain injury. Unable to concentrate, full of pain, and haunted by her memories, Hannah goes to Ontario to her sister's small vegetable farm to recover. But Hannah experiences strange visions of a woman emerging from the icy-cold mist. Is the woman real or the product of her damaged brain? Which would be worse?
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