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The Mission of Mildred Budge

The Mission of Mildred Budge

Daphne Simpkins

Quotidian Books
2018
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The secret lives of church ladies continue to be explored in The Mission of Mildred Budge: The Short Adventures of Mildred Budge. Like the first volume of short stories, Miss Budge in Love, The Mission of Mildred Budge collection offers a fresh and often funny behind-the-scenes look at Southern church life with an emphasis in this collection on the work of missions, fund-raising for missions, and the mysterious ways that people unite in the fellowship of the saints called worship. The short stories in this newest collection look deeply into the motivations of hometown Christians and the power that fuels their faith. While the stories in this collection have a missions focus, they branch off into a spontaneous exorcism (Sibel, You're Getting Fat) considerations about grief (The Unfaithful Widow), and even the kind of funeral some people want (Muffins all Around). Lifelong friendships are explored and even the best of friends in church who routine squabble doing committee work are rightly sent to time-out in the story The Doghouse Fellowship. One reviewer called it "wickedly funny." If you are involved in your church or in missions or in women's ministries, this collection of short stories about church life will enrich your understanding of how other people in the church think and believe. Any church lady in your life will want a copy. There are seventeen stories and a Bonus excerpt from the most recent Mildred Budge novel. The stories are: 1.Pulling a Martin Luther2.The Golden Rule of Missions3.Lunch with the Boys4.Widow's Mite Nite5.Sibel, You're Getting Fat6.Spiritual Gifts: X Marks the Spot7.Loose change and Happy Dollars8.Recipes from the Grave9.Practice Being Dead10.In Your Easter Bonnet11.The Unfaithful Widow12.See You In Heaven13.Volunteering with Hospice14.The Doghouse Fellowship15.Dixie Attends a Missions Meetin'16.Praying Hands and Other War Stories17.Muffins all Around18.Bonus excerpt: Mildred Budge in Embankment There are three books, so far, in this series of The Shorter Adventures of Mildred Budge. They are: Miss Budge in Love, The Mission of Mildred Budge, and Miss Budge Goes to Fountain City.There is a primary series of novels that include four titles so far: Mildred Budge in Cloverdale, Mildred Budge in Embankment, The Bride's Room, and Kingdom Come. There is a spin-off series featuring the friends of Mildred Budge. It begins with Belle: A Mildred Budge Friendship Story followed by the recently released A Gentle and Lowly Christmas. Daphne Simpkins writes on a variety of subjects, from cooking to caregiving to church life. To keep up with new releases follow her on Amazon, Facebook, or Linkedin.com. To contact her: [email protected]
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Blessed

Blessed

Daphne Simpkins

Quotidian Books
2018
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Loving others is a blessing, and caregiving is just one of the paths to knowing and living a fuller and more loving life. That's the philosophy of the author Daphne Simpkins in this newest collection of stories about caregiving: Blessed. Daphne developed her point of view by being a lifelong caregiver and as a Christian who takes that story about the Good Samaritan to heart. These stories celebrate the aspects of loving and giving care that include child raising, parent tending, being a good neighbor, and seeking help with assisted living establishments and respite ministries which she believes are active and invaluable care partners in our society. If you are an unrepentant caregiver and don't think loving others is a condition that needs to be named as a symptom and cured, this book is for you. About the author: Daphne Simpkins has been living in and writing about life in the South for most of her adult life. Her short stories and essays have been published in a variety of periodicals including The Chicago Tribune, The Atlanta Constitution, the Miami Herald, the Baltimore Sun, the Detroit Free Press, The Christian Courier, The Christian Century, Style, Tropic, and dozens of others. To keep up with new releases, follow her on Amazon, Facebook, Goodreads, Linkedin.com and BookBub. Other titles on caregiving by Daphne Simpkins: The Long Good NightWhat Al Left BehindBelle: A Mildred Budge Friendship StoryWhat Makes a Man a Hero? Stories about Men for Father's DayLovejoy: a novel about desireTricks of the MindClassic Birthdays of 20th Century Popular Culture Creators January-February-March A Memory Care Book for Activity Directors and CaregiversClassic Birthdays of 20th Century Popular Culture Creators April-May-June A Memory Care Book for Activity Directors and Caregivers
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Lovejoy

Lovejoy

Daphne Simpkins

Quotidian Books
2019
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I was having dinner at Bucky's bar at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Alabama, when I saw an older distinguished man sipping a martini and staring through the back window at the horizon of the Gulf of Mexico as the sun set. And I knew him-not his name or the name of the woman he was missing and privately toasting with his small sips of that martini. But I knew him, and the concentration of his memories filled the space around him and drew me to him, like a love song. Like the great old love songs I grew up singing. Those songs fit his story. When I got home, I wrote this story that happened to me when I saw a man whose name came with the sunset and the martini and the black grand piano he kept eyeing longingly: Franklin Lovejoy. So, in a way this story is autobiographical. I never met the man but Franklin Lovejoy happened to me. LOVEJOY was inspired by a real-life sighting of a man who had been deeply in love and as it turns out with more than one woman. It's part of the mystery of writing that stories come this way from chance encounters or in this case, a chance sighting. This is Lovejoy's story-and mine, in a way. I hope it will be one you enjoy too.The love story begins in a Southern church where desire for God is often confused with desire for a lover. Lovejoy happened to a Southern belle who, at first, admires the eligible older man from afar. Here's a little bit of that first spark between Lovejoy and the woman who, like others, couldn't say no to this man who had a way with the ladies.Excerpt from Lovejoy: I was past my prime but not yet old when I met my match, Mr. Lovejoy. The distinguished widower had been part of the background of my community, an old Southern church where tradition is as romantic as the scent of magnolia and the fragrance of the gospel is as abundant as the scent of that flower that ladies in social clubs use for tabletop centerpieces.Through a natural reluctance to join myself to a ladies' social club that defined me by my gender or marital status, I kept myself apart in the Southern society where God had placed me. I lived on the perimeter where spectators observe and often have opinions. In Sunday school I sat near the wall. In church I sat near the back, where I was occasionally shaken out of my church-time reverie when I heard a man belt out "Amen" whenever the preacher made a point that might have gone without attention otherwise.Heads turned at the sound of one of us agreeing out loud with the preacher. Eyes widened to discern the rebel among us-- the man of the Amen. He wasn't hard to spot. The man who vigorously agreed with the preacher was Franklin Lovejoy, a widower of two years.A handsome man, Mr. Lovejoy sat by himself five pews up from me, and often I watched with amusement the number of ladies who attempted to establish a stronghold beside this older available man. They came and went. I don't know what he said or didn't say that did not encourage the ladies to return. Some did come back, for a while. There were even some Sunday mornings when a single woman nestled in on Lovejoy's left side and another lady snuggled in on his right. Sunday mornings became like a soap opera to me. I watched, taking note of the women who came and went while the preacher positioned himself behind the pulpit, oblivious to the sexual tensions brewing in the pews.For the rest of this story, grab a copy of LOVEJOY today. The experience of real desire is very different than its reputation. Find out for yourself.About the author: Daphne Simpkins is an Alabama writer. Connect with her on Amazon, Facebook, BookBub, and Goodreads.
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Miss Budge Goes to Fountain City

Miss Budge Goes to Fountain City

Daphne Simpkins

Quotidian Books
2019
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"Don't you ever want to run away from Christmas?"Mildred Budge's answer to Dixie was immediate and truthful."Yes, yes, yes," Mildred said with conviction.She couldn't stop saying yes, though the very idea that a good church lady would want to run away from the occasion during the year that marked the birth of Jesus-- the reason for the season for a tried and true church lady of the South-- was almost beyond explanation."Then, let's go. Let's go to Fountain City and find Mr. Fixit and eat sublime pies," her friend Dixie urged.The two needed Mr. Fixit because of a recently bought vintage music box that won't play. They can't hear the song, and the angels on top can't fly. The problem feels urgent. By the time Mildred and Dixie find Mr. Fixit and sample pies at the shop next door, the two runaways from Christmas find themselves right at home in Fountain City and more comfortable with who they areIf you are looking for an uplifting story that reminds you of the reason for the season after all, you'll surely enjoy this newest short adventure of Mildred Budge and her new friend Dixie, a woman whose multiple personalities encourages readers to enjoy the dimensions of personhood that can't be labeled and which often respond to beauty and shared joy.If you don't love Christmas and especially if you do, grab a copy of this charming Christmas story today. You'll be smiling by the time Mildred asks Dixie, "Are you ready to go home?" And you'll want to go with them.More about Mildred Budge....This story is an intermission between the larger novels featuring Mildred Budge and friends. It fits companionably with the two other sets of shorter adventures: Miss Budge in Love and The Mission of Mildred Budge.Longer novels include Mildred Budge in Cloverdale and Mildred Budge in Embankment.About the author: While Daphne Simpkins is currently engaged in writing about church life in the South with her Mildred Budge stories, she has also written non-fiction books about caregiving and cooking. To find out more about her books, just follow her on Amazon, Goodreads, and BookBub.
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11 Holiday DIY Small Talks

11 Holiday DIY Small Talks

Daphne Simpkins

Quotidian Books
2020
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If you are an activity director or group leader who can't invite a speaker to give a small talk that would interest your members, this book could help. Written by the author of the beloved Mildred Budge church lady series, this collection of Small Talks is meant to be read or summarized by anyone who has a group of people who need some entertainment or some fresh ideas about old entertainment that rolls around during the holidays, and can't invite a speaker because of the lockdown and health concerns. The first six of these Small Talks are about classic Christmas movies with some interesting insights that will create some small talk among your assisted living residents or group members.The first six subjects are: #1 Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol #2 It's a Wonderful Life (Really ) #3 What'll I do? A Story about Irving Berlin #4 Holiday Inn #5 White ChristmasThe second set of Small Talks begins with a whimsical discussion about whistling, and then onto other classic shows and themes. #7 I Love to Whistle #8 The Andy Griffith Christmas Show #9 The Bethlehem Bible Story #10 Tell Your Pandemic Story in the New Year #11 Auld AcquaintancesEach Small Talk has a synopsis page that recaps the summary and offers information for you to choose whether it's right for your group or not. The Small Talk follows. Selected Small Talks have additional information in the form of story-driven biographies of people in the movies or TV shows.About Daphne Simpkins: The author of 14 books, this Small Talks collection represents some of the programs that Ms. Simpkins has given to assisted living homes and women's clubs. She is the author of the church lady series featuring Mildred Budge, but she has also written about caregiving and cooking. To learn more about her, follow her on Amazon, BookBub, Twitter, LInkedin.com or connect with her on Facebook.
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The Bride's Room: The Adventures of Mildred Budge (Book 3)

The Bride's Room: The Adventures of Mildred Budge (Book 3)

Daphne Simpkins

Quotidian Books
2020
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Always a bride's maid--never a bride. That's part of the story of the life of Mildred Budge in this third novel in the series. But there is more to know about this Sunday School teacher who has been recruited to be a maid of honor for her good friend's wedding. As someone who has routinely had to muzzle herself at weddings by not calling out when the preacher asks if anyone knows a reason these two should not be wed, "It's not going to work out," this new role of supporting the bride has its challenges for this church lady of the South, Mildred Budge. But being a bride's maid also has its benefits for by the time the journey is over--by the time the bride herself walks down that aisle--Mildred Budge has become a different woman. Renewed. Refreshed. And she's not alone either. In The Bride's Room, readers will delight in the everyday antics of Southern church women and their neighbors. But readers will also be at ease, at peace, moving at the preferred pace of grace that Miss Budge lives out in her daily life. If you enjoy Southern fiction and stories that showcase an older heroine, you will surely want to live with Mildred Budge and her friends in the garden district of Montgomery, AL, called Cloverdale. And you will enjoy your time in the bride's room, too. It's real and Mildred Budge abides there with her friends. To enjoy more time with Mildred Budge, download the first novel in the series, Mildred Budge in Cloverdale, and the sequel, Mildred Budge in Embankment. Since the publication of The Bride's Room, the fourth novel Kingdom Come has also been released.Additionally, a spin-off series that focuses on the friends of Mildred Budge has two novels already. The series begins with Belle, A Mildred Budge Friendship Story and is followed next by A Gentle and Lowly Christmas. If you enjoy shorter fiction, you'll find three volumes that capture slice-of-life adventures in Mildred's life. Those books are: Miss Budge in Love, The Mission of Mildred Budge, and a Christmas story, Miss Budge Goes to Fountain City. To learn about new releases, follow Daphne Simpkins on Amazon. Or, you can like the Facebook page for Mildred Budge or Quotidian Books. You can contact her through [email protected]
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The Fox, the Stag, and the Dragon

The Fox, the Stag, and the Dragon

Daphne Ashling Purpus

Purpus Publishing, Vashon, Wa
2018
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The author of the Draconia novels is back with a suspense-filled coming-of-age fantasy. Ty has always known that the brutal Lord Osterfels, illegitimate half brother of King Bertram, killed his parents. If Osterfels ever finds Ty, he'll kill the seventeen-year-old on sight. Fortunately for Ty, Osterfels is looking for a young woman named Thyra. Ty hasn't gone by that name or gender since he was six. But this transgender youth has other secrets. He practices healing magic and communicates telepathically with animals-including dragons, the seldom-seen rulers of his world who convince Ty he should seek justice for his parents, not revenge. When Ty helps some of Osterfels's victims escape his clutches, the lord turns his wrath on the villagers of Dragonwind. By teaming up with a magical stag and a cunning fox, Ty fights to halt the chaos that reigns in his land. Can Ty hide in plain sight long enough to bring Osterfels to justice?
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Dragon Sanctuary

Dragon Sanctuary

Daphne Ashling Purpus

Purpus Publishing
2019
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Esme is a young woman with magical talents--and her parents have abused her because of them. When they threaten to turn the teenage telepath over to the dark and dangerous Wraith, Esme finally finds her chance to break free of their control.However, the battle isn't over.The Wraith has turned his attention to other innocents, and Esme must partner with a group of strangers and dragons to discover the magic within herself and the kindness in her community to beat back the Wraith and end his reign of terror.
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Dragons, Mages, and Magic

Dragons, Mages, and Magic

Daphne Ashling Purpus

Purpus Publishing
2020
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In this epic fantasy about an outcast fifteen-year-old boy and his dragon, a misfit pair become the unlikely heroes at a time of great danger in the mystical land they call home. After fleeing his abusive rogue mage father, a boy learns to be himself while learning magic.Along with his companion dragon Bergamen, Jasper embarks on an epic quest full of rogue mages and dragons. Along the way, both grow toward their full potential and become heroes.Readers seeking a young adult fantasy featuring a teenage boy and his dragon will find it here. Experience a new level of fantasy as a teenager learns the nature and use of magic while his dragon learns to soar.
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Dragons, Dreamers, and the Land

Dragons, Dreamers, and the Land

Daphne Ashling Purpus

Purpus Publishing, Vashon, Wa
2024
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A seventeen-year-old must save a kingdom from darkness and build a world meant for everyone in this epic adventure where diverse heroes save the day-or meet their demise.Illyra and her mystical friends, including a rainbow dragon and a telepathic dog, are in the middle of a war that has dangerous consequences for their tight-knit community who believe love should be for every kind of person. Their main nemesis is an ex-dragon rider named Zythrym, and he won't stop until he has control over everything, especially dragons. With his ability to teleport, Illyra's task is harder than ever, and she's already lost so much in her fight. Can she train to improve magic skills before it's too late? Or will the land fall into evil's hands forever?Daphne Ashling Purpus's seventh installment of The Dragonwind series reveals how being inclusive helps the heroes discover the most powerful forces within themselves to make the world better.
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Secret Terry

Secret Terry

Daphne McGuire; Horatio Quan

Quinterfell Publishers
2025
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Terry is your typical sexually desirable male secretary, turning the heads of every man and woman in the office. Except actually, he's not, he's really a brilliant secret agent who works undercover using this clever disguise In Cold Cut, a mistake from Terry's past reveals his identity and threatens to blow his cover for good. But when a chance to get even for this betrayal presents itself, Terry dives back into the world of high stakes corporate espionage. The one problem is... the person he's up against might also be his one true love In Dead Battery, Terry swings into the dirty underbelly of professional baseball, where a routine investigation into possible rampant steroid use quickly turns into a murder investigation. Will Terry be able to unravel the mystery and find the killer, or will he be the next one taken out at the ballgame? And in Six Inches, a man as secretive as Terry has few friends, but Terry finds himself in need of help when a mysterious new nemesis threatens all that he holds dear. He'll have to team up with old rivals and former lovers if he wants to survive, but can anyone defeat a villain who seems to be as handsome and amazing as Terry himself? Now long enough to be considered a novella, this book collects the first three stories in the author's preferred text, plus a bonus short story, A Very Terry Christmas. This omnibus edition of the suspense thriller crime drama romance mildly erotic comedy mystery Secret Terry series of novelettes begins here
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On Love and Death and Belonging

On Love and Death and Belonging

Daphne Wright

Brimelow Goff
2023
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On Love and Death and Belonging is a fresh, light-hearted, yet profound look at the intersection of the lives of three later-middle-aged people-a group often othered in today's society and not always included in the lexicon of contemporary novels except as bit players. Fiona, a burned-out nurse, still needing a pay cheque, counting the days to retirement. Brice, a gay man coming to terms with a diagnosis of ALS and the need for care. Adelina, marginalized and living with domestic abuse, her belief in God guides her. The impacts of aging, loneliness, isolation, invisibility, and illness leading to medical assistance in dying unite these three characters as they search for belonging. On Love and Death and Belonging gives voice to the realization that life, by its very design, doesn't always get easier. Sometimes, it's just plain hard.
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Parkinson's and the B1 Therapy

Parkinson's and the B1 Therapy

Daphne Bryan

Daphne Bryan
2023
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През 2011 г. италианският невролог д-р Антонио Костантини започва да лекува пациенти с болестта на Паркинсон с високи дози витамин B1. В резултат на това, техните симптоми се подобряват с до 70%, без да има видима прогресия на заболяването през петте години, през които той работи с тях. Въпреки това сред лекарите и медицинските сестри, които лекуват пациенти с Паркинсон, все още има липса на осведоменост за тази ценна терапия.Тази книга е предназначена за хората с Паркинсон и здравните специалисти, които ги консултират. Тя представя теории и хипотези, за да обясни значителния ефект, който тиаминът има върху мозъка, обсъжда известните изследвания, в които се изучава ефектът на високи дози витамин B1 върху пациенти с болестта на Паркинсон, и описва подробно терапевтичния протокол, така както го разбираме в момента, за пациенти и за лекари, които желаят да използват тази терапия.Болестта на Паркинсон е дегенеративно заболяване и следователно е наложително невролозите и другите лекари и медицински сестри, които се занимават с болестта на Паркинсон, да се запознаят с тази терапия. Това лечение е достъпно веднага, сравнително евтино е, безопасно е и е подобрило значително живота на много от нас. За съжаление, през 2020 г. д-р Костантини почина от Covid-19. Неговите колеги обаче, желаещи да продължат работата му, са разработили изследователски проект, за да разберат повече за ефекта на високите дози тиамин върху мозъка на пациенти с Паркинсон. Това задълбочено изследване е необходимо, преди терапията да бъде възприета от основната медицина. Изследователският екип обаче не е успял да осигури финансиране, за да започне това важно проучване. Печалбите от продажбата на тази книга
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Parkinson's and the B1 Therapy

Parkinson's and the B1 Therapy

Daphne Bryan

Daphne Bryan
2023
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В 2011 году итальянский невролог доктор Антонио Костинтини начал лечить своих пациентов с болезнью Паркинсона высокими дозами витамина В1. В результате он наблюдал до 70% улучшение симптомов без явного прогрессирования болезни на протяжении пяти лет работы. Тем не менее, врачи и медсестры, занимающиеся болезнью Паркинсона, по-прежнему недостаточно осведомлены об этом ценном методе лечения.Эта книга предназначена как для людей с болезнью Паркинсона, так и для медицинских работников, занимающихся этой болезнью. В ней представлены теории и гипотезы, объясняющие существенное влияние тиамина на мозг, обсуждается имеющееся исследование, в котором изучалось влияние высоких доз B1 на пациентов с болезнью Паркинсона, и подробно описывается протокол, как мы его понимаем в настоящее время, для пациентов и врачей, желающих использовать данное лечение.Болезнь Паркинсона является дегенеративным заболеванием и, следовательно, желательно чтобы врачи и медсестры, занимающиеся этой болезнью, ознакомились с данным методом лечения как можно скорее. Этот лечение доступно, относительно недорого и безопасно, и для многих из нас значительно улучшило нашу жизнь.К сожалению, в 2020 году доктор Костантини умер от Covid-19. Однако его коллеги, желая продолжить тему, разработали строгий исследовательский проект, чтобы понять больше о влиянии высоких доз тиамина на мозг пораженный Паркинсоном. Это углубленное исследование необходимо для того, чтобы терапия была принята традиционной медициной. Однако исследовательская группа не смогла получить финансирование для начала этого важного исследования. Дафна Брайан живет в деревне на краю национального парка Троссах &#1074
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????? B1 ??

????? B1 ??

Daphne Bryan

Daphne Bryan
2024
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2011년 이탈리아의 신경과 전문의 안토니오 코스탄티니(Antonio Costantini) 의사는 고용량의 B1으로 파킨슨병 환자를 치료하기 시작했습니다. 그 결과, 환자들의 증상은 그가 그들과 함께 일한 5년 동안 질병의 명백한 진행 없이 최대 70%까지 개선되었습니다. 그러나 의사와 파킨슨 병 간호사들 사이에서 이 귀중한 치료법에 대한 인식이 여전히 부족합니다.이 책은 파킨슨병 환자와 그들의 건강 전문가를 대상으로 합니다. 티아민이 뇌에 미치는 실질적인 영향을 설명하기 위한 이론과 가설을 제시하고, 고용량의 B1이 파킨슨병 환자에게 미치는 영향을 연구한 이용 가능한 연구에 대해 논의하고, 현재 우리가 이해하고 있는 바와 같이 치료법을 사용하려는 환자와 의사를 위한 프로토콜을 자세히 설명합니다파킨슨병은 퇴행성 질환이므로 신경과 전문의, 의사 및 파킨슨병 간호사가 이 치료법을 숙지해야 한다는 절박감이 있습니다. 이 치료법은 즉시 사용할 수 있고 비교적 저렴하고 안전하며 우리 중 많은 사람들이 삶을 크게 개선했습니다.안타깝게도 2020년 코스탄티니 의사는 코로나19로 사망했습니다. 그러나 그의 연구를 계속하고자 하는 그의 동료들은 고용량의 티아민이 파킨슨 병의 뇌에 미치는 영향에 대해 더 많이 이해하기 위해 엄격한 연구 프로젝트를 설계했습니다. 이 심층적 인 연구는 치료법이 주류 의학에 채택되기 전에 필요합니다. 그러나 연구팀은 이 중요한 연구를 시작하기 위한 자금을 조달할 수 없었습니다.이 책의 판매 수익은이 연구를 위한 기금을 모으는 기금으로 갈 것입니다. 이 중요한 프로젝트를 지원하려면 www.gofundme.com 로 이동하여 'High Dose Thiamine protocol'을 검색하십시오.다프네 브라이언(Daphne Bryan)은 스코틀랜드 스털링셔(Stirlingshire)의 트로삭스(Trossachs) 가장자리에 있는 마을에서 남편 데이비드(David)와 두 마리의 닭 위니(Winnie)와 푸(Pooh)와 함께 살고 있습니다. 다프네 는 2010년에 파킨슨병 진단을 받았습니다. B1 요법은 그녀가 진단에도 불구하고 제한 없는 삶을 살 수 있게 해주었습니다. 이 책은 파킨슨 병 환자가 증상을 줄일 수있는 방법을 조언하는 두 번째 책입니다
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Ana Historic

Ana Historic

Daphne Marlatt

House of Anansi Press Ltd ,Canada
2013
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A classic of Canadian literature, here is the A List edition of Daphne Marlatt’s utterly original novel about rescuing a forgotten woman from obscurity. Featuring a new introduced by celebrated author Lynn Crosbie.Ana Historic is the story of Mrs. Richards, a woman of no history, who appears briefly in 1873 in the civic archives of Vancouver. It is also the story of Annie, a contemporary, who becomes obsessed with the possibilities of Mrs. Richards’s life.
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Finding Grace

Finding Grace

Daphne Greer

Nimbus Publishing (CN)
2018
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Abandoned on the steps of a Belgian convent as a baby, thirteen-year-old Grace has grown up among the nuns. But her days as a caretaker and companion for her older sister, Dotty, have come to a sad end with Dotty's death, and now Grace is living among the girls who attend the convent's boarding school--the very same girls who taunted and bullied her sister for having Down syndrome.Grace desperately wants to know who left her at the convent; she wants a family and to not feel alone in the world. When Grace finds a three-decades-old diary from the 1940s in the convent library, her interest in the history of the convent is also piqued. Terrible things happened in the little village of Tildonk, Belgium, when the Nazis arrived, and terrible things happened to the mysterious girl who wrote the diary. Unravelling the mystery of the diary ultimately means unravelling the secrets of Grace's life, which are more complicated than she ever imagined.Based on the author's own experiences at this very convent school, Finding Grace is an emotional look into the lives of girls in the strict world of convents, both in the 1940s and the 1970s, from the author of Silver Birch-shortlisted Jacob's Landing.
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