The Man Who Learned to Walk Three Times: A Memoir
Peter Kavanagh
From the well-known CBC journalist comes a story of hardship, resilience and repeatedly learning the same lesson.
Peter Kavanagh was just an infant when he was diagnosed with paralytic polio and suffered permanent paralysis in the lower part of his left leg. As a child, Kavanagh endured painful medical procedures to even out the length of his legs, and experimental exercise techniques. He spent his youth in a leg brace and special footwear, isolating for a boy whose classmates ran freely in sneakers. His first lesson in walking was how to move while wearing such equipment. Throughout his life, as he developed a very successful career in public broadcasting, built a family, and indulged in his love of music and travel, Kavanagh underwent various surgeries and rehabilitation to give him "normal" mobility.
The Man Who Learned to Walk Three Times is a moving memoir of a full life, and...
Peter Kavanagh was just an infant when he was diagnosed with paralytic polio and suffered permanent paralysis in the lower part of his left leg. As a child, Kavanagh endured painful medical procedures to even out the length of his legs, and experimental exercise techniques. He spent his youth in a leg brace and special footwear, isolating for a boy whose classmates ran freely in sneakers. His first lesson in walking was how to move while wearing such equipment. Throughout his life, as he developed a very successful career in public broadcasting, built a family, and indulged in his love of music and travel, Kavanagh underwent various surgeries and rehabilitation to give him "normal" mobility.
The Man Who Learned to Walk Three Times is a moving memoir of a full life, and...
سال:
2015
ناشر کتب:
Knopf Canada
زبان:
english
ISBN 10:
0345808541
ISBN 13:
9780345808547
فائل:
EPUB, 3.83 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2015