Living with learning disabilities, dying with cancer : thirteen personal stories

Living with learning disabilities, dying with cancer : thirteen personal stories / Irene Tuffrey-Wijne ; foreword by Sheila Hollins.

This book is a powerful and moving account of the experiences of 13 people with learning disabilities who were living with cancer. The author gained a unique understanding of what it is like for individuals with learning disabilities to live with deteriorating health and how this may impact upon the...

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Main Author:	Tuffrey-Wijne, Irene, 1963-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010.
Subjects:	Cancer > Patients > Great Britain > Biography. Learning disabled > Great Britain > Biography. People with mental disabilities. Comorbidity. Terminal care. Hospice care. mentally handicapped. Coping With Disability. Social Work. HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Cancer. Terminal care People with mental disabilities Hospice care Comorbidity Cancer > Patients Learning disabled Great Britain collective biographies. Personal narratives Biographies Personal narratives. Biographies. Récits personnels.
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