{"product_id":"a-brutal-disease-motor-neuron-disease-during-the-pandemic-hardcover","title":"A Brutal Disease: Motor Neuron Disease during the Pandemic - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eManzoor Ishani\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManzoor G.K. Ishani makes a valuable contribution to enhancing a general understanding of Motor Neuron Disease but also leads the reader gently through the trauma it engenders and the effect it can have on family and friends who become unwittingly involved in the sufferer's care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Brutal Disease\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e strikes a fine balance between humour and pathos and demonstrates the importance of humour not only in sustaining the carer but also in the grieving process following the death of a loved one. It tells a unique story of resilience, fortitude, devotion and compassion, and of how a combination of motor neuron disease, Brexit and Covid conspired to render the medical profession helpless in a practical sense leaving the patient's sole carer struggling to cope in circumstances where the nature of the disease and its symptoms were unpredictable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManzoor Ishani describes how Marilyn, his loving wife of 53 years, struggled to manage the storm raging within her, and how she became dependent on him as he struggled to be her sole life support. After Marilyn's death, and while still in the depths of his grieving, Manzoor booked a holiday as part of a cathartic process to help him recover from his trauma. It proved not to be what he expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 98\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 22, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44429779796103,"sku":"9781789635256","price":43.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ESjnOPokQ39781789635256.webp?v=1775702996","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-brutal-disease-motor-neuron-disease-during-the-pandemic-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}