Living with learning disabilities, dying with cancer : thirteen personal stories /: thirteen personal stories. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Irene Tuffrey-Wijne ; foreword by Sheila Hollins.
• Other Names: Tuffrey-Wijne, Irene, 1963-
• Contents: Acknowledgements. Foreword. Preface. 1. Three Stories. 2. Diagnosis and Treatment. 3. Truth-Telling and Understanding. 4. Family and Friends. 5. Unprepared Services, Inexperienced Carers. 6. Dependent Lives. 7. Resilience. 8. Dying and Beyond. 9. Learning Lessons. Appendix 1. The People in this Book. Appendix 2. Methods. References. Resources.
• Publisher Details: London Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (272 pages)
• Subjects: 362.196/9940092; Coping With Disability; Cancer -- Patients -- Great Britain -- Biography; Learning disabled -- Great Britain -- Biography; Mentally Disabled Persons; Neoplasms; Comorbidity; Terminal Care; Cancer -- Patients -- Great Britain; Learning disabled -- Great Britain; Health; Social Science; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Cancer; Cancer -- Patients; Learning disabled; Social Work; Great Britain; Personal Narratives; Electronic books; Biography
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857002006; 0857002007
• Related ISBNs: 9781849050272; 1849050279
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.