Ghost boy: the miraculous escape of a misdiagnosed boy trapped inside his own body
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Thomas Nelson
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English
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IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 11
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January 1988. Martin Pistorius, aged twelve, 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 an unknown degenerative disease left him with the mind of a baby and less than two years to live. Martin was moved to care centers for severely disabled children. The stress and heartache shook his parents' marriage and their family to the core. Their boy was gone. Or so they thought. "Ghost Boy "is the heart-wrenching story of one boy's return to life through the power of love and faith. In these pages, readers see a parent's resilience, the consequences of misdiagnosis, abuse at the hands of cruel caretakers, and the unthinkable duration of Martin's mental alertness betrayed by his lifeless body. We also see a life reclaimed, a business created, and a new love kindled.
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Subjects
Autobiographies
Communication devices for people with disabilities
Communicative disorders
Communicative disorders -- Patients -- Education
Communicative disorders in children
Communicative disorders in children -- Patients -- South Africa -- Biography
Diverse Voices
Education
Electronic books
Health
Mutism
Mutism -- Anecdotes
Patients
Pistorius, Martin
Pistorius, Martin, -- 1975- -- Health
Pistorius, Martin -- Health
Communication devices for people with disabilities
Communicative disorders
Communicative disorders -- Patients -- Education
Communicative disorders in children
Communicative disorders in children -- Patients -- South Africa -- Biography
Diverse Voices
Education
Electronic books
Health
Mutism
Mutism -- Anecdotes
Patients
Pistorius, Martin
Pistorius, Martin, -- 1975- -- Health
Pistorius, Martin -- Health
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ISBN:
9781400205837
9780718042592
9781400205844
9780718042592
9781400205844
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 6.2, 11 Points
Level 6.2, 11 Points
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| Last Grouping Update | 2023-08-10 03:47:14AM |
| Last Indexed | 2023-09-26 04:00:40AM |
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Autobiographies
Communication devices for people with disabilities
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Communicative disorders in children -- Patients -- South Africa -- Biography
Diverse Voices
Electronic books
Mutism -- Anecdotes
Pistorius, Martin -- Health
Pistorius, Martin, -- 1975- -- Health
Communication devices for people with disabilities
Communicative disorders -- Patients -- Education
Communicative disorders in children -- Patients -- South Africa -- Biography
Diverse Voices
Electronic books
Mutism -- Anecdotes
Pistorius, Martin -- Health
Pistorius, Martin, -- 1975- -- Health
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Ghost boy : the miraculous escape of a misdiagnosed boy trapped inside his own body
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Ghost boy : the miraculous escape of a misdiagnosed boy trapped inside his own body / Martin Pistorius
Ghost boy : the miraculous escape of a misdiagnosed boy trapped inside his own body [electronic resource] / Martin Pistorius
Ghost boy : the miraculous escape of a misdiagnosed boy trapped inside his own body [electronic resource] / Simon Bubb
Ghost boy : the miraculous escape of a misdiagnosed boy trapped inside his own body [electronic resource] / Martin Pistorius
Ghost boy : the miraculous escape of a misdiagnosed boy trapped inside his own body [electronic resource] / Simon Bubb
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Electronic books
Health
Mutism
Patients
Pistorius, Martin
Communicative disorders
Communicative disorders in children
Education
Electronic books
Health
Mutism
Patients
Pistorius, Martin
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