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Publication Date: 1 Jan 2011
Format: eBook
Publisher: SPCK Publishing
Author: David Oliver
ISBN-13: 9781847091994

Motor Neurone Disease

A Family Affair
By David Oliver
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ISBN-13
9781847091994
£7.99
Associated with known sufferers such as David Niven and Jill Tweedie, Motor Neurone Disease is a serious illness which affects around 6000 people in the UK and causes more deaths than MS. This book - endorsed by the Motor Neurone Disease - offers practical advice and support to sufferers and their families. It explains the facts about MND and describes diagnosis and treatments, and advises who can help. The emotional issues are addressed, including coming to terms with dying. A list of contact addresses is included.
Dr David Oliver is Consultant in Palliative Medicine and Medical Director at the Wisdom Hospice in Rochester, Kent. He is also an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Kent, and Visiting Professor at the University of Zagreb, in Croatia. Closely involved in the care of people with MND, in 2003 he was awarded the Humanitarian Award from the International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations.
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Associated with known sufferers such as David Niven and Jill Tweedie, Motor Neurone Disease is a serious illness which affects around 6000 people in the UK and causes more deaths than MS. This book - endorsed by the Motor Neurone Disease - offers practical advice and support to sufferers and their families. It explains the facts about MND and describes diagnosis and treatments, and advises who can help. The emotional issues are addressed, including coming to terms with dying. A list of contact addresses is included.
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Dr David Oliver is Consultant in Palliative Medicine and Medical Director at the Wisdom Hospice in Rochester, Kent. He is also an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Kent, and Visiting Professor at the University of Zagreb, in Croatia. Closely involved in the care of people with MND, in 2003 he was awarded the Humanitarian Award from the International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations.

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