Hero image 0 of My Adventure: an Encounter with Life : A Memoir, 0 of 1

My Adventure: an Encounter with Life : A Memoir

(No ratings yet)

Key item features

ISBN: 9781480886179
Condition: New
Hard cover
Language: English
Pages: 296
Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 296 p.
Bill Millard is a commercial attorney with an international law firm in Dallas, Texas, and life could not be better. On top of his lucrative job, he is married with two wonderful children, lives in a nice neighborhood with great schools, and is a proud Texan. But his world comes crashing down as his health starts to decline. At first, it's not clear what is wrong, but then he is diagnosed with several near-fatal diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, which is a progressive nervous system disease that causes a loss of muscle control. He loses his family, career, home, and health. After a period in a comatose state, he wakes up as a quadriplegic, suffering severe seizures. He is unable to eat, drink, swallow, speak, stand, breathe without respiratory care, or carry on life as he knew it. In this inspiring memoir, Millard reveals how he coped with his diagnosis and made a miraculous recovery, spending seven-plus years fighting for his life in long-term health care facilities, physical rehabilitation facilities, and other centers. Millard's story also offers a unique first-hand patient's perspective as to what it is like to live in skilled and senior healthcare facilities today, containing many observations on what he thinks makes a better facility for patients and their families.

Specs

Book format
Hardcover
Fiction/nonfiction
Non-Fiction
Genre
Biography & Memoirs
Pub date
2020-03-10
Pages
296
Reading level
General/Trade

Current price is $22.11

Price when purchased online

Free shipping
Free 30-day returns

How do you want your item?

Columbus, 43215

Arrives by Tue, Apr 14

|

Sold and shipped by Endless Reads

4.7569750367107195 stars out of 5, based on 1362 seller reviews(4.8)

Report an issue with this seller

Free 30-day returns

Other sellers

$25.20

+Free shipping

Shipping, arrives by Fri, Apr 10 to Columbus, 43215

Sold and shipped by Walmart.com

Free 90-day returns

About this item

Product details

My Adventure: an Encounter with Life : A Memoir

ISBN: 9781480886179
Condition: New
Hard cover
Language: English
Pages: 296
Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 296 p.
Bill Millard is a commercial attorney with an international law firm in Dallas, Texas, and life could not be better. On top of his lucrative job, he is married with two wonderful children, lives in a nice neighborhood with great schools, and is a proud Texan. But his world comes crashing down as his health starts to decline. At first, it's not clear what is wrong, but then he is diagnosed with several near-fatal diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, which is a progressive nervous system disease that causes a loss of muscle control. He loses his family, career, home, and health. After a period in a comatose state, he wakes up as a quadriplegic, suffering severe seizures. He is unable to eat, drink, swallow, speak, stand, breathe without respiratory care, or carry on life as he knew it. In this inspiring memoir, Millard reveals how he coped with his diagnosis and made a miraculous recovery, spending seven-plus years fighting for his life in long-term health care facilities, physical rehabilitation facilities, and other centers. Millard's story also offers a unique first-hand patient's perspective as to what it is like to live in skilled and senior healthcare facilities today, containing many observations on what he thinks makes a better facility for patients and their families.

info:

We aim to show you accurate product information. Manufacturers, suppliers and others provide what you see here, and we have not verified it.

Specifications

Book format

Hardcover

Fiction/nonfiction

Non-Fiction

Genre

Biography & Memoirs

Pub date

2020-03-10

Warranty

Warranty information

Please be aware that the warranty terms on items offered for sale by third party Marketplace sellers may differ from those displayed in this section (if any). To confirm warranty terms on an item offered for sale by a third party Marketplace seller, please use the 'Contact seller' feature on the third party Marketplace seller's information page and request the item's warranty terms prior to purchase.