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Author:

Levine, Adele.

Title:

Run, don't walk : the curious and courageous life inside walter reed army medical center.

Publisher:

Averya member of the Penguin Group,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

278 p. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Walter Reed Army Medical Center--Anecdotes.
Amputees--Rehabilitation--Washington (D.C.)
Physical therapists--Washington (D.C.)--Biography.
Disabled veterans--Rehabilitation--Washington (D.C.)
Disabled veterans--Medical care--Washington (D.C.)
Disabled veterans--United States--Anecdotes.
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Medical care--Medical care--United States.
Afghan War, 2001---Medical care--Medical care--United States.
Single women--Washington (D.C.)--Biography.
Washington (D.C.)--Biography.

Contents:

Cosmo -- Psych ward -- Sick call -- Leaving ward 57 -- We are on a cruise -- Three-ring circus -- Standing -- The Temple of Jim -- Walking -- Sports medicine -- Tormentor -- It's not me, it's you -- Running -- Winter in July -- Girlfriend land -- Amputee dreams -- Bad boy meeting -- TBI -- C-legs -- War victims -- The real thing -- It's not about the bike -- Pigeon in the pool -- The donor -- Visitors -- Goodbye -- We are a museum collection.

Summary:

520 "M*A*S*H meets Scrubs in a sharply observant, absurdly funny, inspiring, and totally unique debut memoir from a physical therapist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the birthplace of physical therapy and the world leader in prosthetic rehabilitation for injured war veterans"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781583335550
1583335552

OCLC:

(OCoLC)881094027

Locations:

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)