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Follow on Google News | The Amazing Story About the Woman Who Could Not Eat Now Available for the Amazon Kindle“Lifeliner: The Judy Taylor Story” is now available in eBook format for Amazon's popular Kindle. This important biography tells of a woman who conquered all odds to live on the untried medical technique of artificial feeding.
Lifeliner tells the poignant story of a heroic woman who made medical history yet who shared her joy of life with everyone she met. After a series of blood clots annihilated the intestines of Judy Taylor, a remarkable series of events resulted in her becoming the first person to live at home on intravenous feeding – without eating any food whatsoever. Despite it being dangerous for her to swallow even so much as a crumb, she went on – for two decades – to cook for her family and friends and to encourage patients from Canada, to the US to Europe, and beyond, not to give up, to live a good life on TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition). Her tenacity to live, in partnership with the ingenuity of physician/researcher Dr. Khursheed Jeejeebhoy, resulted in the creation of Home TPN, an artificial feeding technique that keeps thousands of people alive today. Because proper nutrition for the seriously ill is a continuing concern, the book has global interest. Many patients with cancer and AIDS ultimately die of malnutrition, yet good nutrition leads to more effective medication therapy. As a result, more than 45,000 patients in the US use TPN annually, and the technique is used in Europe to treat cancer patients. Taylor’s doctor was the author’s father; Shireen met Judy while a young girl and was amazed at seeing how Judy's spirit and beautiful smile inspired and encouraged so many to face difficult illnesses and surmount their challenges, to live well and enjoy life. “When they sent her home on TPN, no one knew how long she would live or what her quality of life would be like,” Shireen says. “As far as Judy was concerned, life itself was good enough and she had no intention of lying on the couch all day. She had been given a second chance, and she was running with it.” As one reviewer on Amazon put it, giving Lifeliner five stars: “Judy's story in 'Lifeliner' really touched my heart.” Lifeliner has scooped awards in the US for Editor’s Choice, Publisher’s Choice, Reader's Choice and won Best Biography in the Reader Views Reviewers Choice Award and is delighting readers around the world. In addition to trade paperback and hard cover, it is now available in multi-format eBook on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBookstore, Smashwords.com, and soon to come KoboBooks and Sony Reader. Read more and watch a book trailer at http://jeejeebhoy.ca/ About the Author Born in London, England, Shireen Jeejeebhoy resides in Toronto, Canada. She holds a B.Sc. in psychology from the University of Toronto. Read more about this accomplished writer at http://www.smashwords.com/ About Smashwords Launched in 2008, Smashwords is an eBook publishing and distribution platform serving authors, publishers, readers, and retailers. Smashwords makes it free and easy for any author or publisher, anywhere in the world, to instantly publish and distribute a multi-format eBook. Smashwords puts authors and publishers in full control over the pricing, sampling, and distribution of their works. Authors and publishers receive up to 85 percent of the net proceeds from sales of their works. Smashwords has distribution relationships with leading online retailers such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Sony and with leading mobile e-reading apps such as Stanza, Kobo, Aldiko, FBReader, and Word-Player, spanning all major mobile platforms including Android and iPhone. Smashwords is based in Los Gatos, California and can be reached on the web at http://www.smashwords.com/ Lifeliner: The Judy Taylor Story by Shireen Jeejeebhoy Smashwords Edition May 2010 / 186 pages ISBN: 978-1-4523-2324- http://jeejeebhoy.ca # # # Author and photographer Shireen Jeejeebhoy has published "Lifeliner: The Judy Taylor Story" and is currently working on a novel and screenplay. Jeejeebhoy resides in Toronto, Canada and holds a B.Sc. in psychology from the University of Toronto. End
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