- Paperback: 560 pages
- Publisher: Chipmunkapublishing; 1 edition (3 Mar 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1847475973
- ISBN-13: 978-1847475978
- Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 20.3 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,113,111 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This is a moving story of how an ordinary family learnt to cope with the incurable, debilitating and often terminal disease of Pancreatitis. The first symptoms appeared when Andrew was just fifteen and after 20 years he lost complete pancreatic function. This robbed him of his job, wife, home and self-respect.
Often mistaken for an alcoholic or drug addict, it was a constant struggle to receive any help. He could 'live on the streets as homeless without detriment, the same as any other homeless person'.
This resulted in deep depression, self-harm and several suicide attempts. There is no justice.
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Like many people, Brenda Prentice does not like to see injustice. When her adopted son, who was chronically ill with 20 years of Pancreatitis, became homeless, he was told he could 'live on the streets as homeless like any other homeless person'. There was no help from Social Services, the Housing Authority or some Medics. She took up the issues with the Healthcare Ombudsman, Local Government Ombudsman and the Parliamentary Ombudsman to no avail and after five years all denied any wrong doing. The way he was treated brought further mental health problems of depression, self harm and attempted suicide.
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Format:Paperback
The story of Andrew should be required reading for those who work in social care. Andrew developed a terribly painful and debilitating disease that effects the pancreas, and the story shows a cataloque of errors by the NHS and 'care' system, where he kept falling through the net. He lost his health, marriage, home and almost lost his life through neglect. The story has been written by his mother Brenda, as part of the fight, by his family, for help and justice for Andrew and also draw attention to failings in the system, in the hope that the same things wont happen to others.
Format:Paperback
Brilliant book, tugs at the heartstrings but factual and true. I have a son with the same problems, diagnosed at 13. I felt every word, every pain and grimace. The only book of this kind. Interesting and a good read aswell.
Format:Paperback
This is the story of a battle between a mother, fighting for her son, against the establishment and secrecy of the NHS in modern times. It is passionately written and well summed up. It left me in awe of Andrew's mother and there were times in the book when I shared her frustration. The book shows how powerful a consultants diagnosis can be and the negativity of a label - it left me wondering how Andrew is today.
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