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And Peace Never Came

By: Elisabeth M. Raab

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“It is Easter Sunday, April 1945, early in the morning, maybe just dawn. We stand still, like frozen grey statues. Us. Seven hundred and thirty women, wrapped in wet, grey, threadbare blankets, standing in the rain. Our blankets hang over our heads, drape down to the soil. We hold them closed with our hands from the inside, leaving only a small opening to peer out, so that we save the precious warmth of our breath.” (from Chapter 5) So begins the author’s sojourn, her search for freedom that begins with the chaotic barrenness in which she found herself after her liberation on Easter Sunday, April 1945, and takes her across several continents and half a lifetime. Raab paints a brief yet moving picture of her idyllic life before her internment and the shock and the horrors of Auschwitz, but it is in the images of life after her liberation, that Raab imparts her most poignant story — a story told in a clear, almost sparse, always honest style, a story of the brutal, and, at times, the beautiful facts of human nature. This book will appeal to a number of audiences — to readers interested in human nature under the most trying circumstances, to historians of World War II or Jewish history, to veterans and their families who lived through World War II, and to those interested in politics and the evils of political extremism. Shortlisted for the 1998 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-fiction. Winner of the 1999 Jewish Book Committee award for best Holocaust memoir.

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Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

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0889206406

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9780889206403

Your High-Risk Pregnancy

A Practical and Supportive Guide

By: Diana M. Raab

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Your High-Risk Pregnancy

A Practical and Supportive Guide

By: Diana M. Raab

This useful book gives sound, straightforward advice about prenatal care, analyzing and diagnosing high-risk factors, and describing the tests, medications, and procedures necessary for a healthy pregnancy. The authors offer specific ways to cope with the rollercoaster of emotions and medical issues that arise during this process. Beginning with a general guide to successful conception, the book explains the risks and addresses the most pressing concerns. Throughout the text, the authors check in with the men and women involved, showing them how to explore their feelings about the pregnancy, their emotions toward the baby, and how to build a solid support system. Each chapter contains journaling exercises, which are extremely important given the amount of bed-rest required in difficult pregnancies. Here too are informed discussions of natural birth versus C-section, the use of antibiotics and painkillers, and how to cope with miscarriages and premies. Your High-Risk Pregnancy is a complete, caring companion during pregnancy and beyond.

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Turner Publishing Company

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1630265934

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9781630265939

Innervation of the Mammalian Esophagus

By: Winfried Neuhuber,M. Raab,Hans-Rudolf Berthoud,Jürgen Wörl

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Innervation of the Mammalian Esophagus

By: Winfried Neuhuber,M. Raab,Hans-Rudolf Berthoud,Jürgen Wörl

Understanding the innervation of the esophagus is a prerequisite for successful treatment of a variety of disorders, e.g., dysphagia, achalasia, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and non-cardiac chest pain. Although, at first glance, functions of the esophagus are relatively simple, their neuronal control is considerably complex. Vagal motor neurons of the nucleus ambiguus and preganglionic neurons of the dorsal motor nucleus innervate striated and smooth muscle, respectively. Myenteric neurons represent the interface between the dorsal motor nucleus and smooth muscle but are also involved in striated muscle innervation. Intraganglionic laminar endings (IGLEs) represent mechanosensory vagal afferent terminals. They also establish intricate connections with enteric neurons. Afferent information is implemented by the swallowing central pattern generator in the brainstem, which generates and coordinates deglutitive activity in both striated and smooth esophageal muscle and orchestrates esophageal sphincters as well as gastric adaptive relaxation. Disturbed excitation/inhibition balance in the lower esophageal sphincter results in motility disorders, e.g., achalasia and gastroesophageal reflux disease. Loss of mechanosensory afferents disrupts adaptation of deglutitive motor programs to bolus variables, eventually leading to megaesophagus. Both spinal and vagal afferents appear to contribute to painful sensations, e.g., non-cardiac chest pain. Extrinsic and intrinsic neurons may be involved in intramural reflexes using acetylcholine, nitric oxide, substance P, CGRP and glutamate as main transmitters. In addition, other molecules, e.g., ATP, GABA and probably also inflammatory cytokines may modulate these neuronal functions.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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354032948X

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9783540329480

Healing with Words

A Writer's Cancer Journey

By: Diana M. Raab,Melvin J Silverstein M D,Melvin J. Silverstein

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Healing with Words

A Writer's Cancer Journey

By: Diana M. Raab,Melvin J Silverstein M D,Melvin J. Silverstein

Healing With Words: A Writer's Cancer Journey" is a compassionate and wry self-help memoir written by an award-winning prolific author, nurse and poet, who at the age of forty-seven found her life shattered first by a DCIS (early breast cancer) diagnosis and five years later by another, seemingly unrelated and incurable cancer--multiple myeloma. The book includes the author's experiences, reflections, poetry and journal entries, in addition to writing prompts for readers to express their own personal story. Raab's journals have provided a safe haven and platform to validate and express her feelings. Raab views journaling to be like a daily vitamin--in that it heals, detoxifies and is essential for optimal health. Readers will learn to: Understand the importance of early cancer detection and how to take control of their own health Discover the power of writing to release bottled-up emotions Learn how the process of journaling can facilitate healing See how a cancer diagnosis can be a riveting event which can renew and change a person in a unique way Praise for Raab's "Healing With Words": "One woman's story, beautifully told and inspiring to those for whom journaling will ease a cancer diagnosis." --Barbara Delinsky, author UPLIFT: Secrets from the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer Survivors "Time after time, Diana articulates incisively the thoughts and feelings that convey hoped-for meaning and encouragement. She is a woman who knows what it is to live fully in the face of mortality. She will add value to the life of every person who reads this book. Healing With Words resonates at a spiritual level for me." --Sena Jeter Naslund, author of Ahab's Wife and Abundance: A Novel of Marie Antoinette Author's proceeds from the sale of this book donated to benefit the Mayo Clinic Foundation Learn more at www.DianaRaab.com Another inspirational book from Loving Healing Press www.LovingHealing.com HEA039031 Health & Fitness: Diseases - Breast Cancer SEL501000 Self-Help: Journal Writing MED058160 Nursing - Oncology & Cancer

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Loving Healing Press

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1615991107

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9781615991105

Listening to Africa

By: Diana M. Raab

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Listening to Africa

By: Diana M. Raab

Poet Diana M. Raab travels to the heart of Africa with her family to experience the beauty and fascination of another world. During her safari, she observes the distress, the delight, and the dignity of the humans and animals who live there and parallels them with her own quest for health." --

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1936482185

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Budding Wonders

The Flowering Plants

By: Carl M. Raab

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Budding Wonders

The Flowering Plants

By: Carl M. Raab

Discusses the anatomy and physiology of flowering plants and presents projects for amateur horticulturists that involve propagating plants, growing bulbs indoors, and designing a terrarium.

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Rosen Publishing Group

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0823904644

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9780823904648

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And Peace Never Came

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Innervation of the Mammalian Esophagus

Healing with Words

Healing with Words

Listening to Africa

Listening to Africa

Budding Wonders

Budding Wonders

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