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A book of poems by Al Eakes, Jr.. In 1966 he was diagnosed with Friedreich's Ataxia, amuscular and nervous system disorder. The photographic illustrationsare are the work of Jean Vanzant. ... Read more

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Important and Informative Book
This is such a good book. It is a must read-especially for a person, like me, who has Cerebellar Ataxia.

This book chronicals the lives of the Schut family from 1908-1972. This family had (has) hereditary Cerebellar Ataxia. It shows the struggle that each person had with the possibilty of showing symptoms of the disease and the anguish of watching relatives die of complications of Ataxia. This large family faced fear and grief, but always carried hope for a cure in the future.

Their pain and anguish created the search for a cure. Various members of the family participated in research studies. In 1957, THE NATIONAL ATAXIA FOUNDATION (see website for current contact information), a non-profit organization, was founded. These were some of the individuals that began the search for a cure.

The charts in the appendix provide further explaination of the text. The geneological charts were so interesting-so full of data. The handwriting smaple on the last page looks so similar to my own writing. Those pages received a lot of attention.

With all the knowledge that has been gained over the years we are closer. Medications and supplements can and do alleviate (take my word for it) some of the symptoms of Ataxia.

I am the author of Dreams in August: Life, Love, and Cerebellar Ataxia ... Read more

Product Description
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more