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Ghost Boy

Paperback • 2013 • English

Ghost Boy

By Martin Pistorius

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

In January 1988, aged twelve, Martin Pistorius 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 that an unknown degenerative disease had left him with the mind of a baby and he probably had less than two years to live. Martin went on to be cared for at centres for severely disabled children, a shell of the bright, vivac...Show more

Autobiography: general
Coping with / advice about illness and specific health conditions

Book details

ISBN

9781400205837

Publisher

Nelson Books an imprint of Thomas Nelson Publishers

Published year

2013

Language

English

Original title

Ghost Boy

Format

Paperback

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