Three minutes for a dog my life in an iron lung
"Contrary to popular belief, polio is not extinct. This is the true story of an indomitable spirit afflicted with unimaginable physical and psychological challenges. Paul Alexander's life is a saga that started in 1946 and has been profoundly shaped by the polio epidemic of the early 1950s. Survivor...
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Victoria, BC :
FriesenPress,
2023.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Three minutes for a dog... : |b my life in an iron lung / |c by Paul R. Alexander. |
| 246 | 3 | 0 | |a My life in an iron lung |
| 250 | |a Second edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a Victoria, BC : |b FriesenPress, |c 2023. | |
| 300 | |a x, 143 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 23 cm | ||
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| 500 | |a Includes foreword "The experience that changed the course of my life" by Doris Alexander. | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t Fear of polio and I got it! -- |t Hospital horror: children are falling and I'm still here. Why? -- |t At home rediscovering my family, education, and making friends in the real world -- |t Discovering my first breath, learning to breath, and achieving my dream -- |t More about home school, Claire, SMU, love and sex, at the pinnacle of my best Dallas life-on our way -- |t The devastating break, making it in the world without Mom and Dad, moving on, my closing year at SMU and transition to the University of Texas, Austin -- |t Overcoming the obstacle that Paul needed in becoming independent and self-sufficient, obtaining care and the necessities of life. Do I stay, and fight it out or go home to the easy life with Mom and Dad? -- |t Blessings come in the form of family and friendships. Paul Brown, RN came into my life and developed a significant and lasting relationship in the nick of time. -- |t Your arms and legs-Mary Kathryn Gaines. |
| 520 | |a "Contrary to popular belief, polio is not extinct. This is the true story of an indomitable spirit afflicted with unimaginable physical and psychological challenges. Paul Alexander's life is a saga that started in 1946 and has been profoundly shaped by the polio epidemic of the early 1950s. Survivors of the 1950s polio epidemic in America are rare. Polio victims, like Paul Alexander, who require the assistance of an 'iron lung' respirator for the rest of their life's breath are even rarer. Paul Alexander has crafted his life against all odds and has a courageous and compelling story to share with us all. Victims of polio, and their families, friends and communities are struggling to cope with this obscure but still dangerous infectious disease. This book is a testimony to the strength of the human spirit and an affirmation of the need to continue efforts to eradicate the pestilence of polio from the planet."--Back cover. | ||
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