Life on Wheels or Gimme Five

Life on Wheels: The A to Z Guide to Living Fully with Mobility Issues

Author: Gary Karp

Over 1.5 million Americans use wheelchairs for a variety of causes: a congenital condition, traumatic injury, or disease. People who depend upon wheelchairs for mobility are in varied situations. They might live independently or need attendant care; live alone or with family; be employed full-time or no longer working. Despite differences, people dependent on wheelchairs face some similar medical issues and a need to cope with changed circumstances.

Life on Wheels: For the Active Wheelchair User is for people who want to take charge of their own life experience while using a wheelchair. Author Gary Karp, ergonomics consultant and long-time chair user, describes:

• Medical issues (paralysis, circulation, rehab experience, choosing the optimal wheelchair, scientific progress toward a cure)

• Day-to-day living (keeping fit, skin care, bowel and bladder care, sexuality, home access, maintaining a wheelchair, wheeling technique, insurance)

• Psychological and social issues (grieving loss, self-image, adjustment to life change, friends, family, asking for and being helped, cultural attitudes, history of disability, and activism)

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Karp, a juggler and musician, became paraplegic due to an accident as a teenager, and has led a full life since, including a career in computers and ergonomics. Here he offers others in wheelchairs advice on medical issues, day-to-day living, and psychology and social issues to help them take charge of their own lives. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

1 Rehabilitation 1

2 Healthy Disability 53

3 The Experience of Disability 127

4 Wheelchair Selection 181

5 Intimacy, Sex, and Babies 243

6 Spinal Cord Research 297

7 Home Access 341

8 Getting Out There 393

Resources 437

Appendix 449

Index 455

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Gimme Five!: Kid-friendly Recipes and Tips for Helping Your Child Enjoy Eating Fruits and Vegetables

Author: Nicola Graimes

When children learn how to eat right at an early age, they take pleasure in it for the rest of their long, healthy lives. This guide shows parents how to involve youngsters in planning and preparing meals, so that eating right becomes a hands-on family activity. Colorful page design and mouth-watering photography are supplemented by solid nutritional information and practical advice. Author Nicola Graimes, a mother of two, highlights one fruit or vegetable at a time. She explains portions and nutritional values, and provides simple recipes—including Leek and Potato Soup, All-in-One Tuna Risotto, Chinese Rice with Salmon Kebobs, and Toffee Apple Cinnamon Buns—that families can prepare together. At the end of the book is a pull-out calendar and happy-faced vegetable and fruit stickers. As children eat fruits and vegetables during the day, the stickers give them a fun way to keep track of their daily intake, while they reduce the risk of cancer, diabetes, obesity, and other health problems.