Bleeder: A Memoir
In 1974 when I was two, an unusually large bruise developed across my back and refused to heal. My parents were confused. How can this be? This bruise isn’t normal? What is wrong with our son? Necessarily, their concern carried them (and me) to the emergency room— a site that will become commonp...
| Main Author: | Shelby Smoak |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Bahasa Inggris |
| Published: |
Michigan State University Press
2013
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| Online Access: |
http://oaipmh-jogjalib.umy.ac.idkatalog.php?opo=lihatDetilKatalog&id=53495 |
| Summary: |
In 1974 when I was two, an unusually large bruise developed across
my back and refused to heal. My parents were confused. How can this be?
This bruise isn’t normal? What is wrong with our son? Necessarily, their
concern carried them (and me) to the emergency room— a site that will
become commonplace to me as I age. Three days later, a test returned positive
for hemophilia and my problem was solved. I was treated with a plasma
product; the bruise healed; but I went home a hemophiliac, a free- bleeder.
And my life changed forever. |
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| ISBN: |
e book 649 |