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Voices from the Heart - (Hardcover)

Voices from the Heart - (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Louis Stanislaw has brought us an extraordinary gift: a collection of deeply moving essays from men and women sharing their personal experiences with epilepsy, one of mankind's least understood and most daunting of challenges. <p/>In these pages, Jonathan Magaziner shares his feelings of pain and powerlessness as he sits on an airplane and watches a man a few rows away suffer a seizure--and then be carried off to an unknown destination. Lord Charles Guthrie, the distinguished British military commander, tells us about the strength and pride of a young soldier who refuses to let his secret battle with epilepsy halt his dreams of a sterling military career. And Bill Maier tells us of his personal angels: the doctors and nurses who were finally able to halt his seizures and put an end to the chaos that was destroying his life. Crowning the collection, a young woman named Amanda Rich tells of her personal heartache and triumph, as she comes to embrace her epilepsy not as an affliction but as a gift, an opportunity to learn and grow and share with others the need for greater understanding and social acceptance for everyone with such challenges.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>Voices from the Heart</i> takes epilepsy out of the shadows and shines the light of understanding and humanity on it from many different perspectives--both personal and medical. Anyone whose life has been touched by epilepsy--through family, friend, or self--will find in this vital book an immense trove of wisdom, revelation, awareness, acceptance, and compassion. I highly, highly recommend it. --<b>Douglas Preston</b>, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Louis Stanislaw</b> is a man with a mission: to erase the ignorance and stigma that for centuries have accompanied epilepsy and those who struggle with it almost every day of their lives.<p> Louis studied filmmaking at Oberlin College and at the prestigious International Film School of Paris. He then produced and directed the ground-breaking documentary film, "On The Edge, Living With Epilepsy," broadcast across America and abroad by PBS.<p> <i>Voices from The Heart</i> represents the next major step in Louis's campaign. With his own illustrations, and with ringing endorsements from leading authorities on epilepsy, Louis's book is already being hailed as a unique contribution to the understanding of epilepsy and as a testament to the strength and resilience of the human spirit.

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