false 3398701 1 Stuart Ross McCallum shares a true account of his battle with epilepsy-beginning with the peculiar sensations he experienced as a teenager that led to his diagnosis and concluding with his eventual recovery from a temporal lobe lobectomy.<P> McCallum vividly describes his twenty-year journey of living with epilepsy and how this unpredictable disease has not only impacted his life but the lives of everyone around him. For years he operated a business and managed his staff while battling an ever-increasing number of seizures. As his condition worsened and his postseizure responses became more intense, he was often prone to violent outbursts that threatened his safety as well as the safety of those in his inner circle. McCallum shares how the perception of the disease and the socially unacceptable behaviors that occurred as a result of his seizures eventually forced him to risk everything-he made the life-altering decision to undergo two brain operations that he hoped would provide freedom from a life of instability, danger, and stares from strangers.<P> <I>Beyond My Control</I> provides an honest, emotional look into a highly complex and often misunderstood condition and how one man's perseverance helped him break through the darkness to find hope on the other side. 3438714 4 5 2008 Beyond my Control: One Man's Struggle with Epilepsy, Seizure Surgery & Beyond total:19|5:18|4:0|3:1|2:0|1:0| 19 93 48 13 5 2 false false Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 07:09:37 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 21:05:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 true false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 13 12:10:08 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 12:32:34 -0800 2009 1 In my estimation Stuart Ross McCallum is a strong warrior of mind and body. H...more...]]> 5 2 true false Sat Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 09 20:55:21 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 09 20:58:53 -0800 2008 2 with Epilepsy. Stuart is a champion for a disease that few of us understood until he wrote this magnificent book, highlighting specific symptoms of his disease. This is a great book that I would recommend to readers of all ages.]]> 5 2 false false Tue Jun 10 01:08:39 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 01:46:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 08:47:29 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 15:50:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Feb 28 17:21:46 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 15 16:50:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 22:13:39 -0700 2009 Tue Dec 01 08:31:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 08:00:48 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 08:03:17 -0700 2009 once
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