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In Second Knight, How I Overcame Intrusive Thoughts we have a book perfect for our times! Intrusive thoughts have become more common with all of society’s many voices vying for our attention, from social media to multiple TV channels and more. For some, those voices never stop, becoming obsessive...

When Shirley and Graeme Dando were both diagnosed with cancer they began a journey which would test their faith and change them forever.  This book tells that story, making use of Shirley’s diaries and writings, along with Graeme’s recollections. To Shirley, healing was never based on an...

Beneath The Mask is a demonstration of how belief in angels and the power of the still small voice within can become a catalyst for implementing your soul’s purpose. Hearing the voice of God was a daunting but transformational experience - especially for a woman coming from the ‘no-nonsense’...

"This is a beautiful book about the life of Aaron who, against all the odds, lived well. This is a story of a severely disabled man who was loved and cared for by adoptive parents, and who became central to his wider family, a joy to sister and brother, nephews and nieces, and a popular fellow-student...

Kirsteen Lupton seems like any other teenage girl. But Kirsteen was born with a rare medical condition: her bladder was on the outside of her body. By the age of seven she had endured numerous agonising, failed operations. After medical complications left her weighing just 1½ stone and battling for...

How does it feel when someone you love develops dementia? How do you cope with the shock, the stress and the grief? Can you be sure that you and your family will receive the support you need? In Telling Tales About Dementia, thirty carers from different backgrounds and in different circumstances...

Clive Beaumont was diagnosed with Younger Onset Dementia at age 45, when his children were aged just 3 and 4. He had become less and less able to do his job properly and had been made redundant from the Army the year before. Clive's wife, Helen, tells of how she and the rest of the family made...

I am a breast cancer survivor, but I prefer to be called a crusader.On June 6, 2013, I just got finished with an employee orientation at Meadville Wesbury Nursing Home. I told my employers I might have breast cancer but probably not. So it was a huge shock when the doctor later said my biopsy...

The simple strategies in this book will help you gradually stop smoking. Skip all the gimmicks and fluff from other quit smoking products and finally learn what it actually takes to quit smoking for good. In this book, Sione will give you proven strategies that are tried and tested that helped him...

‘What’s with the astronaut suit?’ I joked. ‘Don’t want this poison splashing on me,’ she answered as she walked away. Oh great, I thought, this is the stuff going into my body right now. The world had come crashing down for Shane Wallace, a typical Alpha Male, the day he received a phone...

Jackie Tallentyre, international speaker, trainer and author, uses her own experience and that of others who have been through back surgery to create an amusing, easy to read and practical guide of what to expect and how to handle the everyday challenges that arise from the surgery. You'll...

When Lainie Chait was diagnosed with epilepsy at 19 there were three roads to go down -  avoidance, rebellion or acceptance. Lainie decided to travel down all three to see what she would discover.  ELECTRO GIRL invites you to share her portrayal of a life lived with epilepsy, from denial...

You just found out that your partner has breast cancer. You’re feeling panic because you will be expected to be her main support partner, her caregiver, during her recovery period and you don’t think you can do it. Good. Panic is step one. It means you care. But now...

Youve received what feels like the worst news imaginable: CANCER. A dreaded diagnosis, a merciless disease, a relentless foe. Life as youve known it seems irrevocably lost; the future, hopeless. But what if all is not lost and the future holds promise? What if you could enlist an ally so powerful...