MEMOIR

New Memoir Details Effects of Alzheimer's on Family

Daughter Recounts Time Spent Caring for Parents with Alzheimer's in Heartfelt New Book STERLING, Va., May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- In her new collection of memoirs, "36 Days Apart: A memoir of a daughter, her parents and the Beast named - Alzheimer's: A story of Life, Love and Death" ( published b...

'Please Don't Forget Me: Stories of the Survivors': New Spiritual Memoir Shares One Couple's Reliance on God While Facing Adversity

BUFFALO, Wyo., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- In their touching new memoir, "Please Don't Forget Me: Stories of the Survivors" ( published by AuthorHouse ), Dave and Jane Long share their remarkable story about how God's grace during a time of adversity redefined, reshaped and strengthened their faith an...

In Time for Valentine's Day, a Riveting, True "Love" Story: POISONED LOVE -- A Memoir by Melanie Cane

In 1993, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Jimmy Breslin, wrote a front page story for New York Newsday about Melanie Cane, a young, troubled psychiatrist, who "let love take her too far" by poisoning her former boyfriend, also a psychiatrist. Now, 16 years later, Melanie tells her sid...

'Workplace Survival': Memoir Tells of Woman Who Developed Lung Disease After Exposure to Dangerous Toxins

IRVING, Texas, March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2005, Dorothy Ferrell was diagnosed with Chronic Obstruction Pulmonary Disease. She never had asthma or allergies and she never smoked. She went to work healthy and ended up with lung disease. Her new memoir, "Workplace Survival: Maintaining Faith Thro...

Elizabeth Edwards to Deliver Keynote Address at Patient Advocate Foundation's 10th Annual Patient Congress

...by sharing her personal experiences battling with breast cancer in her book "Saving Graces: Finding Solace and Strength from Friends and Strangers," a memoir of her trials, tragedies, and triumphs, and of how various communities celebrated her joys and lent her steady strength and quiet hope in darker times...

The New Face of AD/HD Comes to Capitol Hill

...ut the importance of resources and education in the mental health community. Among the volunteers will be Blake Taylor, the youngest author of a memoir on AD/HD , and Courtney Gifford, the reigning Miss Wyoming . Blake and Courtney both have AD/HD, but they are part of a new generation who, becaus...

Spiritual Leaders' Teachings Collected in New Novel

... A memoir of a Man's Journey and Lessons with Great Spiritual Leaders SANTA ROSA...fe is Divine Play" ( published by iUniverse ). "Life is Divine Play" is a memoir that shares Johnson's forty-year spiritual path and his guidance for others...

'I'm Gonna Tell ... an offbeat tale of survival'

... her past, and part of her healing process included writing about it in her memoir "I'm Gonna Tell ... an offbeat tale of survival" ( published by iUniverse )...sses that even though she does not consider herself a writer, she wants her memoir to help those who are a part of these statistics. The late Mister Fre...

Cancer Book Honored With Prestigious Mom's Choice Award

...-0-9 PRICE: $24.95 USD PAGES: 472; paperback DISTRIBUTORS: Ingram / Baker & Taylor / Holt Jackson / Coutts / Spring Arbor / NACSCORP GENRE: memoir / Health - Cancer Survival / Men's Health PUB DATE: July 2008 CONTACT: Donna Welch, Consulting Editor Contact the publisher: Clumsy Ducks Pub...

Finding Grace on a Less Traveled Road: A Cancer Doctor Reflects on Living and Dying

...vironments in America during the turbulent 1960's. It is an inspirational and unforgettable story of determination and personal triumph. This poignant memoir describes the author's passage from his traumatic childhood in a large family living in Chicago, through medical school education, significant early w...

MEMOIR in Medical Products

HumaPen® MEMOIR™ Insulin Pen with Memory

Description:... HumaPen memoir is the first and only insulin pen with a memory. HumaPen memoir records the date, time, and amount of your last 16...rect the dose without wasting any insulin. HumaPen memoir is a reusable pen for use only with Humalog (insul...
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MEMOIR in Biological News

Selected personal letters of Max Perutz are released in new book

...the book are many photos, a timeline of Max's life, a list of people with whom he corresponded (including the British Queen and Prime Minister), and a memoir by David Blow, a research student who worked for Max for many years. Although some of the letters deal with scientific details, they have been edited...

Vitiligo skin disorder could yield clues in fight against melanoma

...son told Oprah Winfrey he has symptoms consistent with vitiligo. Last year, Lee Thomas, an African American TV anchor/reporter in Detroit, published a memoir about vitiligo titled "Turning White." Vitiligo also can be distressing to Caucasians. Cathy Kalnicky, 47, has had vitiligo since she was 30. It's ...

Conference on healthspan offers new opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration

...resented their 2007 Communication Awards to Eric Kandel, author of IN SEARCH OF MEMORY: THE EMERGENCE OF A NEW SCIENCE OF MIND, a scientist's personal memoir that skillfully blends an explanation of the science of memory; Carl Zimmer, freelance writer, for his diverse and consistently interesting coverage o...