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Title Ordinary miracles : true stories about overcoming obstacles & surviving catastrophes / edited by Deborah R. Labovitz
Published Thorofare, N.J. : Slack, [2003]
©2003

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 WATERFT HEALTH  615.8515 Lab/Omt  AVAILABLE
Description xix, 388 pages ; 22 cm
Contents Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Part One: The Journey Through Life -- Section I: Infants and Toddlers: Getting Off to a Good Start -- Chapter 1: Fayda Sits in the Corner -- Patricia Petersen, MA, OTR -- Chapter 2: Sam Gets a Halo -- Cindy Wright, MA, OTR -- Chapter 3: Jack?s Hands -- Beth Cooper, OTR -- Chapter 4: Cecilia Gets Unglued -- Lisa E. Cyzner, PhD, OTR/L -- Chapter 5: I Can Do It -- Toby Black, MA, OTR/L -- Chapter 6: When He Smiles, the Room Lights Up -- Judi Hoggatt, MA, OTR -- Chapter 7: Just Say No -- Jane C. Chamberlain Olsasky, OTR/L -- Chapter 8: Jeff Wipes His "Ticky" Hands -- Jean M. Kassnel -- Submitted by Leslie Larsen Kountz, COTA -- Chapter 9: Close to My Heart -- Denise E. Williams, OTR/L, CHTP -- Chapter 10: A Healing Transformation -- Elizabeth A. Haluska Ankney, OTR/L, PC -- Chapter 11:Therapeutic Paws: A Tail of Success -- Rhona Feldt-Stein, BSc OT, OT Reg (Ont) -- Chapter 12: A Doll for Wendy -- Fred Sammons, PhD, OTR -- Section II: Children: Keeping on the Right Track -- Chapter 13: Meet Gabriella: An OT Success Story -- Barbara E. Joe -- Chapter 14: Jacob?s Declaration of Independence -- Donna Langmead, COTA -- Chapter 15: Four Steps to Freedom -- Leslie Rubman, MPH, OTR -- Chapter 16: John Goes on a Diet -- Margaret D. Rerek, MS, OTR/L (Retired) -- Chapter 17: Snazzy Gets Her Driver?s License -- Janet Christhilf O?Flynn, OTR/L, BCP -- Chapter 18: Silence Is Not Always Golden -- Elizabeth J. Healey, OTR -- Chapter 19: Working with What We Have -- Kathy Swoboda, COTA/L -- Chapter 20: Louie Talks with His Nose -- Amy B. Westerman, OTR/L -- Chapter 21: Let Your Switch Do the Walking -- Jan Johnson, OTR -- Chapter 22: A Penny Saves the Day -- Rhona Feldt-Stein, BSc OT, OT Reg (Ont) -- Section III Teens: Avoiding Hazards on the Path -- Chapter 23:Steven?s Box -- Ronda Christopher, OTR/L, MEd, LNHA and Rebecca Rogers, MEd, OTR/L -- Chapter 24: Struggling to Get By -- Joshua M. Eisenstein, MA, BS -- Chapter 25: Can You Stick Out Your Tongue? -- Anitta Boyko Fox, BS, MA, OTR -- Chapter 26: A Debt Repaid -- Laura Faye Clubok, OTR/L -- Chapter 27: Soon to Be a Butterfly -- Beth Larson, PhD, OTR -- Chapter 28: Jessica?s Dream -- Peggy Lee Gurock, OTR -- Chapter 29: Think Right Hand -- Irene Phillips, MPA, MA, OTR/L -- Chapter 30: Ten Finger Exercise -- Nina Paris, OT/L -- Chapter 31: A Letter to Remember -- Bethany S. Walls, MA and Rhona Gorsky Reiss, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA -- Section IV: Adults: Navigating the Perils of Illness and Injury -- Chapter 32: An Apple a Day -- Ann Burkhardt, MA, OTR/L, BCN, FAOTA -- Chapter 33: What Are You Going to Do Next? Go to Disney World -- Michelle Anne Blackburn, OTR/L and Bobbie Andrews -- Chapter 34: Clumsy Bob -- Mary V. Donohue, PhD, OT, FAOTA -- Chapter 35: Find It at the Mall -- Paula D. Carey, MS, OTR/L -- Chapter 36: Let?s Do Lunch -- Susan Bachner, MA, OTR/L, FAOTA, CEAC -- Chapter 37: Life, Liberty, and Power Mobility -- Linda Lorentzen, OTR/L -- Chapter 38: A Well-Dressed Woman -- Valnere McLean, OTR -- Chapter 39: The Magical Mr. T -- Richard J. Russ, MA, OTR/L -- Chapter 40: Yes, There Are Angels -- Wayne Pusatero -- Submitted by Deborah Morawski, OTR/L -- Chapter 41: Traveling Light -- Richard J. Russ, MA, OTR/L -- Chapter 42: Do It My Way -- Anne Gaier, OTR/L, CHT -- Chapter 43: Reflections on Rehabilitation -- Peggy Prince Wittman, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA -- Chapter 44: The Closet: A "Clothes" Encounter -- Gwen Weinstock, MA, OTR/L -- Chapter 45: Close to the Edge -- Edith Newhall -- Section V: Senior Citizens: Enjoying the Rewards of a Race Well Run -- Chapter 46 Potato Pancakes -- Vera Cohen, BS, OTR/L and Ellen L. Kolodner, MSS, OTR/L, FAOTA -- Chapter 47 More Scared Than Mean -- Constance Martinez-de la Vega, OTR/L -- Chapter 48 You Could End Up Anywhere, Even Meeting a Woman -- Deborah Mandel, MA, OTR -- Chapter 49 For St. Patrick?s Day, Grow a Potato -- Mimi Wolak, MA, OTR -- Chapter 50 A Real New Yorker -- Donna Conley, OTR/L -- Chapter 51 Going AWOL?You Can Go Home Again -- Mimi Wolak, MA, OTR -- Chapter 52 Chicken and Black-Eyed Peas -- Vera Cohen,BS, OTR/L and Ellen L. Kolodner, MSS, OTR/L, FAOTA -- Chapter 53 Operation Vaudeville -- Laurie E. Nelson, MA, OTR -- Chapter 54 A Man and His Dog: The Story of Barney and Bob -- Patricia H. Findlay, OT -- Part Two: Life?s Unpredictable Events -- Section VI Not Always a Safe Haven: Accidents at Home, Work, and Play -- Chapter 55 Doctor, Will I Be Able to Play the Piano? -- Denise McCormick -- Chapter 56 The Return of My Ring Finger -- Jill E. Van Dyke, OTR -- Chapter 57 Socks or No Socks? That Is the Question -- Margret I. Kingrey, MA, OTR -- Chapter 58 Believe in Me -- Jan Keith, COTA/L, AP -- Chapter 59 Grandmother Ora Goes Home -- Donna Holt, BS -- Chapter 60 Stand Up and Be Counted -- Vera Cohen, BS, OTR/L and Ellen L. Kolodner, MSS, OTR/L, FAOTA -- Chapter 61 The Power of Encouragement -- Barbara Schroeder, COTA -- Chapter 62 A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed -- Mary-Kay Webster, BS -- Chapter 63 Someday Soup -- Kimberly Eberhardt, MS, OTR/L -- Chapter 64 Commuter Nightmare -- Bhavisha H. Patel -- Section VII On the Road: Automobile Accidents -- Chapter 65 Twin Therapy -- Deborah Goldberg, MA, OTR/L -- Chapter 66 Hi Ho Beanie -- Elizabeth J. Healey, OTR -- Chapter 67 Best Seat in the House -- Cindy Martin, COTA/L -- Submitted by Valerie B. Whiting, OTR/L, LMT -- Chapter 68 My Ugly Duckling -- Michelle Ponsolle-Mays, MS, OTR/L -- Chapter 69 A Beautiful Flower Blossoms Slowly -- Julia Waggoner Santini, OTR/L -- Chapter 70 A Message from T.J. -- Stephanie M. Milazzo, MA, OTR, CHT Chapter 71 -- Allison?s Road to Recovery -- Allison Brown Mann, OTR/L Chapter 72 -- Still Climbing High -- Karen Crane Macdonald, PhD, OTR/L -- Section VIII Brain Attack: Stroke and Other Head Injuries -- Chapter 73 The Father of the Bride -- Josephine Cohen, MA, OTR/L -- Chapter 74 Never Give Up -- Linda Carver Morse, OTR -- Chapter 75 Baby Talk -- Jacqueline Davis Templin, OTR/L -- Chapter 76 You Are My Sunshine -- Julie Chelte, OTR/L -- Chapter 77 Mr. Zip-Zap -- Anne Gaier, OTR/L, CHT -- Chapter 78 A Spiritual Nature -- Peggy Dawson, OTR/L -- Chapter 79 Discovering the Good in Bad Times -- (In Memory of Emily Marie) -- Laura Rutherford Renner, OTR/L -- Chapter 80 Julia Speaks with Her Eyes -- Joyce Sabari, PhD, OTR, BCN, FAOTA -- Section IX Good People, Bad Things: Violent Crimes, Wars, and Catastrophes -- Chapter 81 Their Bullet, My Life -- Zoe McGrath, COTA -- Chapter 82 Teens Hear It from One of Their Own -- Ron Carson, MHS, OTR/L -- Chapter 83 Rambo -- Lt. Col. Len Cancio, MPH, OTR/L -- Chapter 84 Getting Back to Life -- Wendy Elliman -- Chapter 85 After the Explosion -- Michal Magnes Raveh, MA, OTR -- Chapter 86 Fire Fall and Therapy Ball -- Christine Gaspar, OTR -- Chapter 87 My 12-Story Plunge -- Brett T. Duffey, OTR/L -- Chapter 88 September 11, 2001: Ambiguous Loss -- Judy Grossman, DrPH, OTR, FAOTA -- Chapter 89 September 11, 2001: Getting Through Trying Times -- Elisabeth Refn, MA, OTR -- Part Three: Retrospectives -- Section X Reflections of the Journey: Review of Lives Well Lived -- Chapter 90 Therapy Begins at Home -- Anitta Boyko Fox, BS, MA, OTR -- Chapter 91 Chris Leaves a Legacy -- Mary LeChene Bennett, OTR/L Retired -- Chapter 92 The Music Lady -- Anitta Boyko Fox, BS, MA, OTR -- Chapter 93 Hello, Can I Help You? -- Jacqueline Goldberg -- Chapter 94 The First Two Clowns in Iceland -- Diane J. Jones, RN -- Chapter 95 The Power of Joy -- Judith E. Bowen, MPA, OTR -- Chapter 96 Back to Life, Work, and Happiness -- Anitta Boyko Fox, BS, MA, OTR -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- About the Editor -- About the Contributors
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Occupational therapy -- Case studies.
Disabled Persons -- rehabilitation.
Occupational Therapy.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Personal Narrative.
Case studies.
Personal narratives.
Author Labovitz, Deborah.
LC no. 2002009147
ISBN 1556425716 alkaline paper