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Category:
Health/Wellness
Publisher: Independent
ISBN-10: 1549610820
Type: Non-Fiction
Pages: 116
Copyright: Aug. 28, 2017
ISBN-13: 9781459610820
Price: $2.99 (eBook)
Author Sharon French Harris and her husband, Hugh, recount their experience with a life-changing condition called Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. An inspiring story of faith, hope and encouragement.
Do you or a loved one struggle with loss of balance or difficulty walking? Are you experiencing a loss of memory and cognitive ability? Do you suffer from urinary incontinence?
These are three symptoms that can turn your life upside down. They are also the three leading symptoms for a condition called Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH).
In NPH Journey into Dementia and Out Again, author Sharon French Harris and her husband, Hugh, tell the story of her eperience with this conditio, and her recovery from its debilitating effects. Hugh chronicles the various stages of the journey, while Sharon tells what it was like to experience them. They write from a perspective of their faith and commitment to God and to each other.
In a time when we hear much about dementia, Sharon's story of recovery is refreshing. Once you've read NPH Journey into Dementia and Out Again, you will want to spread this hope to anyone who is suffering from the symptoms discussed here.
Sharon is a former secondary school teacher, a retired licensed professional counselor, and a poet. Hugh is a retired pastor, and an artist and author.
Excerpt
I was discharged from the healthcare center on July 5, 2013. What a sense of being "reborn!" At the same time, I wasn't prepared to be as weak as I found that I was. I had underestimated the fatigue I would feel after returning home. It's easy to forget that after a major surgery there is no bounding back.
I decided to restart a ten-week exercise and weight management program I had done in 2009. I enrolled in the October 31, 2013 class, then did five more months of continuation. By March 31, 2014, I had lost 36 pounds.
I attended every lecture on healthy, nutritious eating and cooking that was offered. I took the free grocery shopping trip and quizzed the fantastic trainers. I was doing two miles in 45 minutes on the Nu-Step machine, along with 45 minutes of weight lifting for balance and strength training. I can optimistically support this program. All the staff deserve kudos!
Now I am again making lifestyle changes. A note here--it feels so freeing to sleep in the bed with my husband, not in a hospital bed with rails up. Turning over and feeling his warm body was something I certainly had missed. I have been eating healthier than ever before, appreciating family and friends, enjoying my return to normalcy, and thanking God for his mercy.
At the same time, I am aware that every day is a gift and that I may need a surgical revision for my shunt in five to seven years. I have been through an incredible journey, and there is no turning back! I pray that others will find the kind of help I have received, and for the furtherance of research on NPH. Thanks be to Go who gives us victory through the avenues of faith and perseverance.
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