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Beyond My Control: One Man's Struggle with Epilepsy, Seizure Surgery & Beyond (Paperback)

by Stuart Ross McCallum (Author)
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  • Paperback: 106 pages
  • Publisher: iUniverse.com (4 May 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 059548705X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0595487059
  • Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15 x 0.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,252,985 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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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5.0 out of 5 stars Beating the odds, 18 Oct 2008
An important book to read if you are a doctor or in the medical profession and of course everyone who is interested in true stories of courage, honesty, hope and perseverance. How does the patient feel whilst in their most vulnerable state? Something many doctors and nurses fail to ask themselves as is evident in Stuart McCallums book 'Beyond my Control'. What an appropriate title for someone who suffers Epilepsy or any brain disorder actually. There are so few books available that describe a persons inner battle with humiliation, loss of control, emotions and awareness.
Addition to ' One man's struggle with epilepsy, seizure surgery and beyond' is the obvious love and support from his family, especially his wife Lisa. There every step of the way, having to raise their two children as well as supporting Stuarts desperate need for seizure stability. I feel though her greatest challenge -as well as Stuart- was dealing with the recovery after having part of his brain removed. Depression took over his life and hers as they battled the darkest possible situations. My hat goes off to both survivors. A true test of unity, partnership and inner strength within a family that is so important when dealt with circumstances 'Beyond your control'.
A well written, straightforward and honest account that touches all. A must read !
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