John E. Beerbower

(Most of) The Answers (eBook, ePUB)

A Guide to the Journey with ALS

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

It is likely that almost everything you think you know about ALS is wrong.

Those who experience ALS embark on a difficult journey, dragging their families and friends along with them. The author suffered the first symptoms in 2012, was diagnosed in 2015 (two months before his 45th college reunion) and began this book in 2025, writing with his eyes (using the Tobii Dynavox). Over ten years, he has experienced ALS, been treated for ALS, participated in ALS chat groups and written about ALS and read about ALS. Here, he offers what he has learned for the benefit of fellow travelers and those who care for or love them. This is not a medical or scientific discourse, but a down-to-earth human to human dialogue, addressing most of the important questions that will arise during the struggle with this physical, mental and emotional challenge.

This book provides the information that your doctor, neurologist or, at least, someone should supply to every person receiving a diagnosis of ALS for themselves or a loved one.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: P.J. Bear
• Seitenzahl: 70
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798218697549
• Artikelnr.: 74932550

Autorenporträt

John majored in economics at Amherst College, receiving a BA in 1970. He received his JD from The Harvard Law School in 1973. Following law school, he did post-graduate research at Trinity College, University of Cambridge. In late 1974, John began a 37-year career as a commercial litigator with a major law firm in New York City. He retired from the practice of law in 2011, after which he relocated to a small village outside of Cambridge, England. In March 2015, however, John was diagnosed with ALS (motor neuron disease). As a result, he decided to return to the U.S., to live in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, with his daughter Sarah. His son John Eliot and daughter-in-law Megan, with his two grandchildren Hannah and Jeffrey, live nearby.Confined to a wheelchair since 2018, he has been writing.