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English
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The true story of Cory Friedman and his family's decades-long battle for survival in the face of extraordinary difficulties as they embarked on an excruciating journey to discover the cause of Cory's disease.
"Against Medical Advice" is the true story of Cory Friedman and his family's decades-long battle for survival in the face of extraordinary difficulties as they embarked on an excruciating journey to discover the cause of Cory's disease.
Author
Publisher
Little Brown & Co
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"...Here is the harrowing and heroic true story of Cory Friedman, an ordinary teenager whose courage and determination to climb out of a lifelong medical turmoil and personal suffering enabled him to ultimately survive and thrive against all odds."--P.[4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Written with the indelible power of Girl, Interrupted, Brain on Fire, and Reasons to Stay Alive, a lyrical, poignant memoir by a young woman about her childhood battle with debilitating obsessive compulsive disorder, and her hard-won journey to recovery. By the age of thirteen, Lily Bailey was convinced she was bad. She had killed someone with a thought, spread untold disease, and ogled the bodies of other children. Only by performing an exhausting...
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Language
English
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A frank, funny, no-holds-barred memoir, "Here's the Deal" reveals Mandel's ongoing struggle with OCD and ADHD--and tells how it has shaped his life and career. As heartfelt as it is hilarious, this is the story of one man's effort to draw comic inspiration out of his most vulnerable places.--From publisher description.
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
A member of a sketch comedy group describes growing up with OCD, discussing his pop-culture obsessions, the roles of literature and Christianity in shaping his perspective, and his visit to the OCD Institute in Massachusetts.
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse,‡[2017]
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
"A brave teen recounts her debilitating struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder--and brings readers through every painful step as she finds her way to the other side--in this powerful and inspiring memoir. Until sophomore year of high school, fifteen-year-old Allison Britz lived a comfortable life in an idyllic town. She was a dedicated student with tons of extracurricular activities, friends, and loving parents at home. But after awakening...
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