- Paperback: 96 pages
- Publisher: BMEbooks (Sep 12 2002)
- ISBN-10: 0973008016
- ISBN-13: 978-0973008012
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 13 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
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Kept My Interest..., Oct 18 2002
By Nicholas Gotch - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Losing a Hand (Paperback)
Ed Cushman tells the story of his own life leading up to and after the loss of his right hand. He also includes the story of some others who've lost arms as well and how they learn to live with their new handicap (including a really detailed explanation of how various prostheses work). It isn't depressing and instead demonstrates the great ability of humans to adapt. The final chapter does an excellent job of making you think about what's really important in life. Seriously, the author's attitude is great and I think everyone could learn something from reading this book, so long as one does so with an open mind.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Useful words for dealing with limb loss..., Sep 1 2003
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Losing a Hand (Paperback)
Great and sincere book. If Iost a limb I would hope that my councellors would be as wise and informed as this author, and provide as healthy and gentle an outlook as he does. One of the propelling questions I had before even buying the book was why in the world he cut off his own hand. His psychosis is never really explored or even mentioned, but that doesn't detract from the book's message. At the very end there is some wishywashy stuff about how some people just need to be without some of their naturally grown parts, and that this is the avant garde of primitivism, an extreme form of piercing, tattooing, etc. I bought the book to peek into the psychology of someone who would do this to himself, but the book didn't really tell me anything useful about that. It did tell me that someone with such a psychosis could otherwise be a very wise and likable guy as I am sure Mr Cushman is. And maybe that is what his (and his publisher's) intent was: people who need to cut off parts of their body are not raving loonies even if they did an apparently looney thing to themselves.
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Voluntary amputee, April 13 2003
By Rebekah Sue Harris - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Losing a Hand (Paperback)
Ed Cushman has a desire, as do many people (albeit secretly) to lose a limb. "Losing A Hand" is the story of his life as a voluntary amputee and of his involvement with other people who have lost a limb.Cushman is a self-proclaimed "do-er." He is not a writer. Nonetheless, he manages to do a great job telling the story of how he removed his own hand (which I had to gloss over, I must admit) and how he adapted. He discusses the many different apparatuses available, and which can do each task the best. He also discusses how important a healthy attitude is when one is adjusting to his or her new lifestyle.
I would have liked to see the stories of other voluntary amputees, as well as the bios that Cushman shares of the involuntary amputees.
I would strongly recommend this book to occupational therapists and to rehabilitation counselors. A caveat: I would not necessarily recommend this book to people who have lost limbs due to accidents. I mentioned the book to a friend who is not happy about living without one hand and one arm (due to problems in utero) and he was absolutely furious that someone with the opportunity to live with two hands would choose not to. That was one man's opinion; nonetheless, this may not be the best book for people who have lost a hand against their will.
This was a very brave book to write. There is a large community (and people who live alone, afraid to tell their dreams) of people who do wish to live without a particular limb. It's not my place to try to determine their motives; however, if they're not hurting anyone without consent, I would wish that they would find support in one another. BMEbooks has provided a premiere publication that will serve to educate the public.
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