Living with Brain Injury
Narrative, Community, and Women's Renegotiation of Identity
When Nancy was in her late twenties, she began having blinding headaches, tunnel vision, and dizziness, which led to the discovery of an abnormality on her brain stem. Complications during surgery caused serious brain damage, resulting in partial paralysis of the left side of her body and memory and cognitive problems. Although she was constantly evaluated by her doctors, Nancy's own questions and her distress got little attention in the hospital. Later, despite excellent job performance post-injury, her physical impairments were regarded as an embarrassment to the perfect” and beautiful” corporate image of her employer.Many conversations abo…
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- ISBN: 978-0-8147-6095-6
- EAN: 9780814760956
- Produktnummer: 21433650
- Verlag: Princeton University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'359 KB
- Reihenbandnummer: 19
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J. Eric Stewart
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