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Essential Tremor: The Hand I Was Dealt
Essential tremor (ET) is a common movement disorder. It affects about four out of one-hundred people. Many of us have it but never seek treatment. Sadly, ET robs a person, stealing away, sometimes slowly and other times quickly, skill-based physical pleasures. For Greg, it first took his ability to fish, one of his great joys. Then it took his ability to hold a job.This is a hopeful, and helpful, book. We tremble. We, tremblers, need help with some day-to-day tasks. However, when we decide to retake control of our lives we discover new joys. Greg lost fishing but picked up gardening.Because people with essential tremors have other issues, we decided to add a chapter for each of the common issues with some helpful tips. If you tremble and have stress, anxiety, sleep problems, tinnitus, depression, or dizziness, this book is for you. If you stammer, are embarrassed, and feel isolated, we offer suggestions to help.We hope people who live with a trembler will read our book. It may help you understand your child, parent, partner or spouse. Helping tremblers is hard work for the trembler and the helper. Finally, we hope doctors, physician's assistants, and nurses, will spend two or so hours reading our book. You are essential partners with us. Thank you for choosing this book.
174 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 4, 2020
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September 19, 2021
A MUST READ FOR ET SUFFERS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND DOCTORS
I couldn't stop reading this book. It brought my many frustrations home and made me realize that I am definitely not alone.
ET sufferers tremble, have balance issues, and frequently suffer from depression and tinnitus. The authors deal with all these issues with remarkable clarity and empathy. We drop things, have trouble opening jars, can't pour liquids, have trouble getting food off the plate and into our mouth, can't use a computer keyboard and and many other daily tasks that "normal" people take for granted.
No quack cures are offered. Rather, the authors have researched reliable medical sources for letting people know how to deal with this disorder and possible causes of the neurological symptoms.
I highly recommend this book as the start of acceptance of the symptoms of ET and sources they can reference for help. An excellent read, which I'm going to recommend to my General Practitioner as an insight for his other patients that display symptoms of ET and how he can help.
It is important to consult a neurologist that is also a Movement Disorder Specialist if you think you have ET. Only they can properly diagnose your problem. But if you have already been diagnosed with ET then this is the book for you.
I couldn't stop reading this book. It brought my many frustrations home and made me realize that I am definitely not alone.
ET sufferers tremble, have balance issues, and frequently suffer from depression and tinnitus. The authors deal with all these issues with remarkable clarity and empathy. We drop things, have trouble opening jars, can't pour liquids, have trouble getting food off the plate and into our mouth, can't use a computer keyboard and and many other daily tasks that "normal" people take for granted.
No quack cures are offered. Rather, the authors have researched reliable medical sources for letting people know how to deal with this disorder and possible causes of the neurological symptoms.
I highly recommend this book as the start of acceptance of the symptoms of ET and sources they can reference for help. An excellent read, which I'm going to recommend to my General Practitioner as an insight for his other patients that display symptoms of ET and how he can help.
It is important to consult a neurologist that is also a Movement Disorder Specialist if you think you have ET. Only they can properly diagnose your problem. But if you have already been diagnosed with ET then this is the book for you.
September 23, 2021
Down to earth and helpful!
A generally engrossing read from fellow essential tremor people with information you can use to deal with aspects of essential tremor that impact your daily life.
A generally engrossing read from fellow essential tremor people with information you can use to deal with aspects of essential tremor that impact your daily life.
April 29, 2020
I love this book!
Of course I love this book! I wrote it with my brother, Greg. In our book you'll find some interesting stories about Greg before he knew he had essential tremor and then when I realized it and finally what happened after. Then the next half of the book we cover all of the other things that people with essential tremor may experience.
Of course I love this book! I wrote it with my brother, Greg. In our book you'll find some interesting stories about Greg before he knew he had essential tremor and then when I realized it and finally what happened after. Then the next half of the book we cover all of the other things that people with essential tremor may experience.
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