Behind the Mask of Moebius Syndrome - A Memoir

Informationen zum Autor Optometrist Cristina Faragli lives in Cortona, Italy. Klappentext Moebius syndrome is a rare congenital neurological disorder affecting two to 20 out of every million newborns. Patients suffer from total facial paralysis and often cannot even close their eyes or move them from side to side. Unable to smile, frown or otherwise express emotion, their everyday personal relationships are deeply affected. Even eating (chewing) is a problem. This memoir of a woman with Moebius syndrome provides a first-person view of life ""behind the mask."" Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsAcknowledgments viiiForeword by Ronald Zuker, M.D.PrefaceOne.¿In the CocoonTwo.¿Learning to FlyThree.¿Like a ButterflyIndex

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• Authors: Cristina Faragli, Faragli Cristina
• Publisher: McFarland
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.2015
• EAN: 9780786498383
• ISBN: 978-0-7864-9838-3
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Health; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Diseases, Memoirs, Coping with illness & specific conditions, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases & Conditions / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, Congenital diseases & disorders, Congenital diseases and disorders