No laughing matter
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About This Book
(Auto)-biographical book (with Speed Vogel), documenting the period of illness starting with December 1981, when Heller was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome. The two friends write alternate chapters, chronicling that period and dire situation with humour. Heller was to recover, eventually, and re-marry with the nurse who saw him through his illness.
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Sign InAmerican NovelistsPatientsHealthGuillain-Barré syndromeBiographyPolyradiculitisAuthors, americanGuillain-barre syndromeAuthors, biographyPolyradiculoneuropathyPersonal narrativesMount Sinai Hospital (New York, N.Y.)
The Swinging Light
Book Details
First Published
1986
Pages
335 pages
Rating
4.0 / 5
Ratings
1
Editions
6
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Language
ENG
Status
Published
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