A short history of falling : everything I observed about love whilst dying
Hammond, Joe (Playwright)2019
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As I get weaker, less a part of this world, or less a part of what I love, less a part of my family's life, I can perceive its edges with fantastic clarity. I can lie against it, lolling my arm over the edge, running my fingers around the rim. And this is where I am. In 2018, Joe Hammond wrote a piece for the Guardian about the 33 birthday cards he was writing for his two sons. It was shared by thousands. In this book he tells the story behind that piece, about the experience of living with - and dying of - motor neurone disease (ALS).
Main title:
Author:
Hammond, Joe (Playwright), author
Imprint:
London : 4th Estate, 2019.
Collation:
246 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9780008339906 (hbk)
Dewey class:
362.196830092362.1968390092362.1968362.196362.1362
LC class:
RC406.A24
Local class:
362.19683362.196
Language:
English
Subject:
Hammond, JoeHammond, Joe -- FamilyHammond, Joe -- HealthHammond, Joe (Playwright)Hammond, Joe (Playwright) -- FamilyHammond, Joe (Playwright) -- HealthAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- PatientsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Patients -- Family relationshipsDeathDeath -- Psychological aspectsHealth and WellbeingHealth and Fitness
BRN:
2524087