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- Ghost boy [large print] the miraculous escape of a misdiagnosed boy trapped inside his own body / by Pistorius, Martin,1975-(CARDINAL)600709; Lloyd-Davies, Megan.(CARDINAL)565341;
"With unflinching candor, Martin describes the chilling details of life as a secretly lucid vegetable--from the perversion of some who believed him to be brain dead, to the grace of those who sought recognition in his eyes"-- Provided by publisher.- Subjects: Anecdotes.; Autobiographies.; Large print books.; Pistorius, Martin, 1975-; Communication devices for people with disabilities.; Communicative disorders in children; Communicative disorders; Mutism;
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- Cuando era invisible / by Pistorius, Martin,1975-(CARDINAL)600709;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-339) and index.They all thought he was gone. But he was alive and trapped inside his own body for ten years.In January 1988 Martin Pistorius, aged twelve, fell inexplicably sick. First he lost his voice and stopped eating. Then he slept constantly and shunned human contact. Doctors were mystified. Within eighteen months he was mute and wheelchair-bound. Martin's parents were told an unknown degenerative disease left him with the mind of a baby and less than two years to live.Martin was moved to care centers for severely disabled children. The stress and heartache shook his parents' marriage and their family to the core. Their boy was gone. Or so they thought.Ghost Boy is the heart-wrenching story of one boy's return to life through the power of love and faith. In these pages, readers see a parent's resilience, the consequences of misdiagnosis, abuse at the hands of cruel caretakers, and the unthinkable duration of Martin's mental alertness betrayed by his lifeless body.We also see a life reclaimed⁰́₄a business created, a new love kindled⁰́₄all from a wheelchair. Martin's emergence from his own darkness invites us to celebrate our own lives and fight for a better life for others.- Subjects: Biographies.; Anecdotes.; Pistorius, Martin, 1975-; Communicative disorders in children; Mutism; Communicative disorders; Communication devices for people with disabilities.;
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- Ghost boy : the miraculous escape of a misdiagnosed boy trapped inside his own body / by Pistorius, Martin,1975-author.(CARDINAL)600709;
Includes bibliographical references and index.January 1988. Martin Pistorius, aged twelve, fell inexplicably sick. First he lost his voice and stopped eating. Then he slept constantly and shunned human contact. Doctors were mystified. Within eighteen months he was mute and wheelchair-bound. Martin's parents were told an unknown degenerative disease left him with the mind of a baby and less than two years to live. Martin was moved to care centers for severely disabled children. The stress and heartache shook his parents' marriage and their family to the core. Their boy was gone. Or so they thought. "Ghost Boy "is the heart-wrenching story of one boy's return to life through the power of love and faith. In these pages, readers see a parent's resilience, the consequences of misdiagnosis, abuse at the hands of cruel caretakers, and the unthinkable duration of Martin's mental alertness betrayed by his lifeless body. We also see a life reclaimed, a business created, and a new love kindled.Accelerated Reader AR- Subjects: Autobiographies.; Anecdotes.; Pistorius, Martin, 1975-; Communicative disorders in children; Mutism; Communicative disorders; Communication devices for people with disabilities.;
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- Ghost boy [sound recording] : the miraculous escape of a misdiagnosed boy trapped inside his own body / by Pistorius, Martin,1975-author.; Bubb, Simon.narrator.;
Read by Simon Bubb.In January 1988, Martin Pistorius, aged twelve, fell inexplicably sick. First he lost his voice and stopped eating. Then he slept constantly and shunned human contact. Doctors were mystified. Within eighteen months he was mute and wheelchair-bound. Martin's parents were told an unknown degenerative disease left him with the mind of a baby and less than two years to live. Their boy was gone. Or so they thought.- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Pistorius, Martin; Communication devices for people with disabilities.; Communicative disorders in children; Communicative disorders; Mutism;
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