Book about a person with locked in syndrome

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Look Up for Yes
by Julia Tavalaro

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ISBN: 0140272828 Author: Tavalaro, Julia Author: Tayson, Richard Publisher: Penguin Books Subject: Conduct of life Subject: Women Subject: Specific Groups - Special Needs Publication Date: August 1998 Binding: Trade Paper Language: English Illustrations: Y Pages: 256 Dimensions: 7.74x5.07x.44 in. .37 lbs.

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More than thirty years ago, Julia Tavalaro woke up from a coma to find herself almost completely paralyzed by two strokes that had also left her unable to speak. Suddenly, just thirty-two years old, she was a prisoner in her own body and a victim of the ignorant and cruel treatment of hospital workers who neither noticed nor cared that the "vegetable" they changed and fed every day was actually a bright and emotional woman. In this powerful memoir, painstakingly written with the help of poet Richard Tayson, Tavalaro details the hellish life she endured as a defenseless patient, angry and desperate to die, and the liberating actions of two therapists who took the time to realize that she was not incognitive but rather brimming with intelligence and life. At last,Tavalaro managed to break through the isolation that imprisoned her. Slowly, methodically, she regained her ability to communicate-aided by technological and therapeutic developments-and began to compose poems that drew on the memories of her life before her stroke. Beautifully written and achingly heartrending, Look Up for Yes is a testament to a passionate and articulate woman who is ready and able to let the world know she is, indisputably, alive. Tavalaro has been the subject of profiles in Newsday, the Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times, and has been featured on Dateline NBC and Sally Jessy Raphael.*

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A personal story of struggle and trauma from a 33-year-old woman, who was totally paralyzed for six years before therapists discovered she could see, hear, and understand everything that was going on around her. She now communicates and writes poetry by means of an electronic device that takes its cues from her eye movements.*

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Max · 09-01-2002, 06:30 PM

Seem to be interesting, thanks

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"Experience teaches that, of all the emotions, fear stands alone in its power to move us, or to capture us in its grip forever. In a world of terrors, there is nothing more fearsome that the unknown...especially when what is unknown is ourselves." Outer Limits(Fear Itself)

Erin81079 · 09-01-2002, 08:33 PM

Wow, just reading that little bit gives me chills. And it makes me feel so lucky to have the disability that I have. Sounds like an interesting book, and I really hope that she knows that a lot of people will get encouragement from her story. Good for her!!!!!!!

KLD · 09-01-2002, 09:45 PM

This is another excellent book by a man from France (Jean-Dominique Bauby) with locked-in syndrome:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...557402-0747805

09-01-2002, 03:08 PM	#1
Wise Young Administrator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: New Brunswick, NJ, USA Posts: 37,988	Book about a person with locked in syndrome Ships in 1 to 3 days $6.95 List Price: $12.95 TRADE PAPER, USED Security Guaranteed Qty Store Section 1 Burnside Health and Medicine-Disability Â* Â* Copies also available: NEW, HARDCOVER, $19.00 Look Up for Yes by Julia Tavalaro Condition: Standard This title ships for free on qualified orders! Find out how. Â* ISBN: 0140272828 Author: Tavalaro, Julia Author: Tayson, Richard Publisher: Penguin Books Subject: Conduct of life Subject: Women Subject: Specific Groups - Special Needs Publication Date: August 1998 Binding: Trade Paper Language: English Illustrations: Y Pages: 256 Dimensions: 7.74x5.07x.44 in. .37 lbs. More About this Book Publisher Comments: More than thirty years ago, Julia Tavalaro woke up from a coma to find herself almost completely paralyzed by two strokes that had also left her unable to speak. Suddenly, just thirty-two years old, she was a prisoner in her own body and a victim of the ignorant and cruel treatment of hospital workers who neither noticed nor cared that the "vegetable" they changed and fed every day was actually a bright and emotional woman. In this powerful memoir, painstakingly written with the help of poet Richard Tayson, Tavalaro details the hellish life she endured as a defenseless patient, angry and desperate to die, and the liberating actions of two therapists who took the time to realize that she was not incognitive but rather brimming with intelligence and life. At last,Tavalaro managed to break through the isolation that imprisoned her. Slowly, methodically, she regained her ability to communicate-aided by technological and therapeutic developments-and began to compose poems that drew on the memories of her life before her stroke. Beautifully written and achingly heartrending, Look Up for Yes is a testament to a passionate and articulate woman who is ready and able to let the world know she is, indisputably, alive. Tavalaro has been the subject of profiles in Newsday, the Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times, and has been featured on Dateline NBC and Sally Jessy Raphael.* Synopsis: A personal story of struggle and trauma from a 33-year-old woman, who was totally paralyzed for six years before therapists discovered she could see, hear, and understand everything that was going on around her. She now communicates and writes poetry by means of an electronic device that takes its cues from her eye movements.* * Copyright 1995-2002 Muze Inc. For personal non-commercial use only. All rights reserved. http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/bibli...140272828:6.95

09-01-2002, 06:30 PM	#2
Max Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Montreal,Province of Quebec, CANADA Posts: 15,036	Wise, Seem to be interesting, thanks ============================== "Experience teaches that, of all the emotions, fear stands alone in its power to move us, or to capture us in its grip forever. In a world of terrors, there is nothing more fearsome that the unknown...especially when what is unknown is ourselves." Outer Limits(Fear Itself)

09-01-2002, 08:33 PM	#3
Erin81079 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bryant, Ar.,USA Posts: 438	I couldn't even imagine :-( Wow, just reading that little bit gives me chills. And it makes me feel so lucky to have the disability that I have. Sounds like an interesting book, and I really hope that she knows that a lot of people will get encouragement from her story. Good for her!!!!!!!

09-01-2002, 09:45 PM	#4
KLD Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: California Posts: 866	The Diving Bell and the Butterfly This is another excellent book by a man from France (Jean-Dominique Bauby) with locked-in syndrome: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...557402-0747805

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