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Beyond my Control: One Man's Struggle with Epilepsy, Seizure Surgery & Beyond | 
enlarge | Author: Stuart Ross Mccallum Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. Category: Book
List Price: $12.95 Buy New: $8.09 You Save: $4.86 (38%)
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Avg. Customer Rating: 2 reviews Sales Rank: 1868591
Media: Paperback Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 108 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4 Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.3
ISBN: 059548705X Dewey Decimal Number: 920 EAN: 9780595487059 ASIN: 059548705X
Publication Date: May 4, 2008 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Condition: Brand New! Perfect Condition!
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Product Description 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. 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. Beyond My Control 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.
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Courageous and beautiful write.. September 10, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
To share his personnel battle and thoughts during his struggles with epilepsy..Stuart managed to keep his sense of humor and strength. His emotional journey is one of the most realistic, detailed trips involving a fight against an illness I was unfamiliar with. I had to read his story twice as we all miss things the first time around. He is a man of determination, yet humble in his battle. The book at the same time is a love story, between he and his wife, Lisa. I believe if not for her strength and love, this book may not be here to educate and give us strength in battle against medical odds. I experienced sorrow, as well humor in this wonderful book. I recommend "Beyond My Control" to any person battling medical issues, and to any person in need of a little strength. This book is a Hoozey!!
Thank you Stuart, for sharing a deep meaning personnel journey of strength and love. Carol
beyond my control May 17, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I found this book fascinating. It is amazing that while trying to recover from brain surgery to be cured from epilepsy, a secondary condition can develop (depression) which is also a huge hurdle to get over. How the human brain is so vulnerable. This book is a very honest account of the authors struggles with both conditions which brought up some deep underlying emotion for me. I wish the author and his family all the best. Carolyn (New Jersey)
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