In 2013, while visiting her sister in the United States, Laurel Kamada collapsed. Far from her husband, son, and home in Japan, she spent the next few weeks in a coma from a hemorrhagic stroke in the center of her brain that left her entire left side completely paralyzed due to bleeding and pressure. Drawing on her expertise from her academic career, Kamada writes about the challenges of her recovery with a profound sense of grace. This five-part memoir addresses the basics of strokes and provides an East-West (Japan, U.S.) comparison of stroke care, advice and help for caregivers and families, and lessons on how to improve systems of care and rehabilitation. Kamada also introduces networking means and advice to help stroke survivors, their families and friends, and professionals working in long-term care facilities, such as nursing and rehabilitation staff.
In 2013, while visiting her sister in the United States, Laurel Kamada collapsed. Far from her husband, son, and home in Japan, she spent the next few weeks in a coma from a hemorrhagic stroke in the center of her brain that left her entire left side completely paralyzed due to bleeding and pressure. Drawing on her expertise from her academic career, Kamada writes about the challenges of her recovery with a profound sense of grace. This five-part memoir addresses the basics of strokes and provides an East-West (Japan, U.S.) comparison of stroke care, advice and help for caregivers and families, and lessons on how to improve systems of care and rehabilitation. Kamada also introduces networking means and advice to help stroke survivors, their families and friends, and professionals working in long-term care facilities, such as nursing and rehabilitation staff.
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