Fits and Floors - A Survival Guide to Living with Epilepsy

Epilepsy has long been one of the most stigmatised health conditions. People''s beliefs about it are doubtless partly due to what a fit looks like and its aftermath- the frothing at the mouth, shouting, bleeding, bumps, bruising and injuries - all of which can be difficult to look at. After nearly thirty years of living with seizures, Fran Thomas provides a much-needed handbook for epileptics and non-epileptics alike. It includes everything you need to survive when you are having fits and details what to expect from a life which is constantly throwing you a curveball. These are tried and tested strategies from the author''s own experience of repeatedly falling down, getting up, then falling down again and again. This searingly honest and thought-provoking book is the story of the author''s fits, injuries and increasing memory loss, set alongside the wider story of epilepsy and society. It shows you how to: - Make your house safe to live in - Train a seizure dog - Survive a night in A&E - Navigate a professional life with epilepsy - Create a support network - Talk to others about your fits

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Franziska Thomas

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Franziska Thomas
• Verlag: Robinson Publishing
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 26.03.2026
• EAN: 9781472149657
• ISBN: 978-1-4721-4965-7
• Seiten: 240
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Medizin > Nichtklinische Fächer; MEDICAL / Public Health, MEDICAL / Neurology, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, Coping with illness & specific conditions, Coping with disability, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Dog obedience & training, Dog obedience and training, Coping with / advice about physical impairments / disability, PETS / Dogs / Training & Showing, HEALTH & FITNESS / Disability