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Leigh, My Amazing Son: He carried his disability with grace and dignity
Contributor(s): McIver, Charlene (Author)
ISBN: 0648417808     ISBN-13: 9780648417804
Publisher: Charlene McIver
OUR PRICE:   $18.99  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: December 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Law | Disability
- Medical | Hospital Administration & Care
- Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations
Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6" W x 9" (0.70 lbs) 172 pages
 
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Our children are our future. We count down the months and weeks to the happy event of their birth. When they are born we are overwhelmed with a flood of emotions: relief, contentment, pride, love and joy. We are excited about what their future may hold. However, our baby was born with many challenges; he was a 'hospital baby'.

Leigh, My Amazing Son is a revealing and evocative story sharing personal insight into the arduous journey of a man with a severe disability and his mother/carer. If you are living with a disability, are a carer, or simply someone who has compassion for others, you will most certainly feel a strong connection to many of the events described in this book.

This book is also dedicated to better patient care. Inadvertently, Leigh played a pivotal role in this quest. As a direct result of his experiences within the hospital system, changes were made to the Consensus Resuscitation Plan and the accompanying information sheet on CPR, used by two major hospitals.

This is the story of Leigh's fight for life.

Contributor Bio(s): McIver, Charlene: - Charlene is a compassionate, pragmatic and determined individual who has coped with heartache many of us do not wish to imagine. Her younger son, Leigh, was diagnosed with a disability soon after birth. Throughout his life, Charlene cared for Leigh and advocated for him in every aspect of his life, including his interactions with the hospital system. After the sudden loss of Leigh, she set about instigating changes to a Melbourne hospital's end-of-life policy and procedure. Although only small changed were initiated, she believes they will make a difference to anyone having to deal with the traumatic experience of losing a loved one.