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Cargando... Can't Sit: Living with a Sitting Disability (edición 2018)por Rick Lunkenheimer (Autor)
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I give this book 5 stars for the compelling subject matter and for the courage it took to write this book despite the pain incurred. I once complained to my physical therapist, Wish I had one day without pain. To which he rolled his eyes and said, Everyone lives with pain. Yes, but not like the pain described on the pages of this intense and articulate book. Pain is personal, individual; like a dream, it can't be shared. The author pulls the curtain aside as much as possible and lets the reader see his pain. He takes you on his complicated journey to find relief. At the same time he works, travels, socializes and tries to enjoy life. This book had me counting my blessings from page 1. The humor was like the sugar that helped the medicine go down. A future edition would benefit from an index. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Everyone sits. But what happens when even that simple action is enough to cause severe back pain? You've probably heard the term 'sitting is the new smoking, ' but having a sitting disability brings a new set of challenges. Long car, train, and plane rides are excruciating. Even sitting a table for the length of a meal is unthinkable. Forget about going to the movies unless you plan to stand in the back. And at the office, while everyone else relaxes at their desks, you're forced to remain upright in your cubicle for eight long hours. In Can't Sit: Living with a Sitting Disability, author Rick Lunkenheimer chronicles his journey with a sitting disability and all the inconveniences and pains it presents. Starting from his initial spikes of minor back pain to a life living with what has only recently been labeled a disability, Lunkenheimer takes us through the myriad of doctors' visits, misdiagnoses, rehabilitations, and even one major back surgery. Can't Sit reveals just how awkward such a condition can make any social situation, not to mention the quizzical stares, amateur diagnoses, and accusations of insurance fraud that follow wherever you go. A heartwarming and educational story from start to finish, Lunkenheimer's Can't Sit paints a sympathetic picture of a life without the ability to sit-something we all take for granted. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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The author tells his story without self-pity or a defeatist attitude. He's been living in and with pain for some time and yet, somehow, he manages to tell the story of his journey with courage, clarity and most importantly, humor.
He has given me a genuine appreciation for those who suffer in silence every day and don't look ill or disable. Like the author, these brave souls continue when many of us don't know. We'll never know the constant medical visits shown by the author and the eternal hopes of relief- dashed when new treatments do not work.
I liked the bravery shown in this work. It's difficult to talk and write about something so very personal. However, it's done in such a way that for the reader it's informative and relatable. ( )