{"product_id":"transformed-in-a-stroke-9781476686042","title":"Transformed in a Stroke","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   In 2013, while visiting her sister in the United States, Laurel Kamada collapsed. Far from her husband, son, career, and home in Japan, she spent the next few weeks in a coma from a stroke that left a hole the size of a baseball in the center of her brain. In this multicultural memoir, Kamada writes about her years of recovery with a profound sense of grace, still seeing the beauty in her life while not shying away from its many struggles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This five-part memoir addresses the basics of strokes; an East-West (Japan, U.S.) comparison of stroke, advice and help for the primary caregivers and families of stroke survivors, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\tix\u003cbr\u003eForeword by the Author's Brother, Edward Nudelman\t1\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\t5\u003cbr\u003e 1. An Overview: \"You are very lucky!\"\t7\u003cbr\u003e 2. My Stroke: Issues and Challenges\t10\u003cbr\u003e 3. How Many Hours Does It Take?\t18\u003cbr\u003e 4. Types of Strokes\t24\u003cbr\u003e 5. A Stroke of Endurance: Double Survivor\t26\u003cbr\u003e 6. A Stroke of Disruption: ­Near-Perfect Health Before the Stroke\t39\u003cbr\u003e 7. A Stroke of Wonder: The Day I Went into a Coma, Entering a Parallel World\t43\u003cbr\u003e 8. A Stroke of Grace: Waking Up After an \"­Out-of-Body Experience\"\t48\u003cbr\u003e 9. A Stroke of Discordance: Challenges Regarding Institutional Meals\t53\u003cbr\u003e10. A Stroke of Cognizance: Differing Practices and Beliefs of Wellness and Healing\t68\u003cbr\u003e11. Physical Therapy in the United States: Pain Is Gain (A Stroke of Awe)\t84\u003cbr\u003e12. Physical Therapy in Japan\t94\u003cbr\u003e13. Some Specific Aids in Walking for Paralyzed Limbs\t102\u003cbr\u003e14. A Stroke of Disorientation: ­Post-Coma Illusionary Ideations … \"I am not crazy!\"\t110\u003cbr\u003e15. A Stroke of Dread: Horrible Travel Back to Japan and Nearly Being Incarcerated\t118\u003cbr\u003e16. Rebirth: I'm Back Party\t124\u003cbr\u003e17. A Stroke of Gratitude: Japan's Care Manager System and My Recent Adjustments\t128\u003cbr\u003e18. A Stroke of Relief: Back HOME After One Year\t132\u003cbr\u003e19. A Stroke of Disempowerment: Through the Lens of Gender and Racism in Japan\t138\u003cbr\u003e20. A Stroke of Balance: Taking the Best of All Worlds\t146\u003cbr\u003e21. The Japan Model\t149\u003cbr\u003e22. Independent Accessible Rooms and Public Toilets\t152\u003cbr\u003e23. Conditions Conducive to Stroke Recovery\t161\u003cbr\u003e24. Smell the Roses\t164\u003cbr\u003e25. Conditions of Stress in Stroke\t165\u003cbr\u003e26. Current Status: Moving Forward\t170\u003cbr\u003eFinal Words\t176\u003cbr\u003eHaiku of Completion\t179\u003cbr\u003eAppendices \u003cbr\u003e\tI. Good Practices in the United States (Harborview)\t181\u003cbr\u003e\tII. Good Practices in Japan\t183\u003cbr\u003e\tIII. Safe Aids in Mobility—the Harness Walker\t184\u003cbr\u003e\tIV. Information and Networking Websites for Survivors\t185\u003cbr\u003e\tV. For Gardening Lovers\t187\u003cbr\u003e\tVI. Other Special Needs Equipment\t188\u003cbr\u003e\tVII. Facilities for ­Re-Walking (Project Walk)\t190\u003cbr\u003eVIII. Strategies to Walking Recovery\t192\u003cbr\u003e\tIX. Robotics Rehabilitation: ­Ekso-Skeleton Suits in the United States\t195\u003cbr\u003e\tX. My Personal Best of Walking (Distance and Speed)\t204\u003cbr\u003e\tXI. Poetry, by Laurel Kamada: A Calendar of Poetry and Haiku\t205\u003cbr\u003e\tXII. Messages from Others Around Me for Stroke Survivors\t208\u003cbr\u003e\tXIII. Selected Glossary\t210\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\t213\u003cbr\u003eIndex\t215","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515848266071,"sku":"9781476686042","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476686042.jpg?v=1745428064","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/transformed-in-a-stroke-9781476686042","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}