I'm Moving Two - Softcover

Serdans, Rebecca S.; Serdans RN, Beka

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738828459 ISBN 13: 9780738828459

Publisher: Xlibris, 2000

Synopsis

An enticing look at an unusual disorder ,Dystonia, affecting more than 350,000 people in N.A. Written, completely in stanza form, by a nurse, the text takes the reader on multiple journeys of disease discovery, diagnosis, management, to the Roman ruins of the Turkish Riviera, Madison Ave, Central Park, the Intensive Care Units and European holidays and other adventures.The writing style is crisp without being abrupt, concise without being flowering, and beautifully evocative without being flowery. The book has strength like its creator. Readers will relish each line and await the next edition with eagerness.

About this title

About the Author:

Rebecca "Beka" Serdans, R.N., was born in Munster, Germany, graduating from the University of Rochester, where she received a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Nursing in 1989. She completed Pre-med Studies and was to begin medical school when symptoms of dystonia, a neurological movement disorder, appeared. Today she resides in New York City working within the Critical Care Division at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. Beka has been awarded several honors for her poetry from Illiad Press and Poetry.com. Most recently, she has appeared on Dateline NBC "A Pain the Neck" and MSNBC "Deadly Poison eases Muscle Disorders" sharing her experiences with Dystonia. She has assisted in web site development regarding Dystonia for Athena Diagnostics, Inc. and serves on their public speaking forum. Beka has written several patient-oriented educational materials on the subject of dystonia for patients of all ages. Much of her work is available through The Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation, Inc., DyStonia, Inc. and The Dystonia Medical Research Foundation. She has also collaborated with the world reknowned expert on Dystonia, Dr.Mitchell F. Brin, M.D., Director of The Movement Disorders Program at Mount Sinai Medical Center in NYC. Recently, Beka has created a non-for-profit organization, Care4Dystonia, to help establish the First Center of Excellence for Dystonia. She is an active bicyclist, gardener, photographer and patient-care advocate.

About this edition

• Publisher: Xlibris
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0738828459
• ISBN 13: 9780738828459
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200