
Fu-Fu-Fu-Frank!: One Man's Struggle with Tourette Syndrome - Paperback
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Bookside PressISBN-13:9781778834059ISBN-10:1778834051UPC:9781778834059Book Category:Biography & AutobiographySize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.34 inchesWeight:0.36Product ID:SC2NAC0Y5N
Growing up when your body and mind insist on performing things that are far from normal must be like a hell on earth. Frank developed Tourette Syndrome before the disease was recognized as a physiological ailment, and eventually inherited all of its complications. After many admissions to hospitals where he was treated as a psych patient, he was finally admitted to New York Hospital and diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome.
Some victims of TS have very mild symptoms, such as an occasional twitch, eye blinking, or throat clearing. Frank's severe tics in the form of loud barking noises, body twitches, picking at his skin, or poking others, plus ADHD, OCD, coprolalia (constantly using obscene language ), echolalia (repeating sentences and words over and over), all led to a life filled with experiences that most of us could not imagine. Through this book he has relived some of those events, and explains that he would probably have committed suicide if he had not believed such an action would condemn him to hell for all eternity. You will laugh and cry as you read his story, and obtain a better understanding of Tourette Syndrome or anyone afflicted with similar disorders.
Some victims of TS have very mild symptoms, such as an occasional twitch, eye blinking, or throat clearing. Frank's severe tics in the form of loud barking noises, body twitches, picking at his skin, or poking others, plus ADHD, OCD, coprolalia (constantly using obscene language ), echolalia (repeating sentences and words over and over), all led to a life filled with experiences that most of us could not imagine. Through this book he has relived some of those events, and explains that he would probably have committed suicide if he had not believed such an action would condemn him to hell for all eternity. You will laugh and cry as you read his story, and obtain a better understanding of Tourette Syndrome or anyone afflicted with similar disorders.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Bookside PressISBN-13:9781778834059ISBN-10:1778834051UPC:9781778834059Book Category:Biography & AutobiographySize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.34 inchesWeight:0.36Product ID:SC2NAC0Y5N
Bonifas, Frank: - Frank Bonifas inherited Tourette Syndrome before the disease was recognized in the United States and spent a large part of his life not knowing why his violent tics, obsessions, and learning disabilities were present. He has written his story not only to spread the awareness of TS, but also to offer encouragement to anyone afflicted with it.
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