Parkinsons Live - Laugh Damn it, It's Therapy.
One mans story of coping with Parkinsons disease. An inspired story of music and laughter,along wiht practical ideas for good health.
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Quick Reference
| ISBN |
9780473193225 |
| Barcode |
9780473193225 |
| Published |
8 November 2011 by DON COPELAND |
| Format |
Hardback |
| Author(s) |
By Copeland, Don |
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Full details for this title
| Interest Age |
All ages |
| Reading Age |
All ages |
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| Number of Pages |
55 |
| Dimensions |
Not specified |
| Weight |
Not specified - defaults to 1,000g |
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| Dewey Code |
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Description of this Book
One mans story of coping with Parkinsons disease. An inspired story of music and laughter,along wiht practical ideas for good health.
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Awards & Reviews
| NZ Review |
Congratulations on an excellent finished product ?Parkinsons Live ? Laugh Damn It, It?s Therapy.? The book appeals from the first sight and is packed with honest insights into your successful journey. Thank you for writing and for sharing so much of who you are with us. I hope that many people will benefit by being able to read a copy. ~ Cilla Barkhuizen I was awake in the night and unable to sleep, so I sat up and read your book. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and found familiarity with many of the issues you raised. I also loved your style of writing? only Don could have written it! ~ Roger Hicks I have much admiration for your book ? what an achievement and I was more touched by your inclusion of me than I can say! My years at Parkinsons were made special for me by the people I have met such as yourselves [you and Sue] ? I am very lucky. ~ Robyn Galgey Thank you for the book. I really enjoyed reading it and hadn?t realised just what Parkinson?s involved. It?s an amazing story and how well you have done. ~ Louise and Bill Mason |
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Author's Bio
Born in Palmerston North in 1943 and educated at Papatoetoe Primary school and St Kentigern College, Don inherited a love of art and music from both sides of his family and he painted and sculpted, and planned and built, a large house for his family. Writing for the most part came later when Parkinson?s disease rendered art an uphill battle. He was requested to write a biography for the family of a well known, international pianist, Mischa Borsteinas. His methods in art had required a great deal of exactitude that became impractical and possibly better suited to words.
Without realising it, a long friendship with a highly intelligent man, Bernie Aro (deceased) who for many years was his neighbour, who lived with the enormous difficulties of being an extreme spastic, helped. That and the fact that both parents plus two other relatives (all deceased) had Parkinson?s was his apprenticeship to write about such a largely misunderstood subject, and to present it with music and humour.
It took time to get used to working in the first person and it took an enormous amount of pushing and challenging him to tell in writing the many anecdotes he discussed with his medical masseuse.
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