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Ramirez recalls being taken from his family in a hearse and thrown into a world filled with fear. He and his loved ones struggled against the stigma associated with the term "leper" and against beliefs that the disease was a punishment from God, that his illness was highly communicable, an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ramirez, José P., 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2009.
Colección:Willie Morris books in memoir and biography.
Temas:
Ramirez, José P., > 1948- > Health.
Ramirez, José P., > 1948-
Leprosy > Patients > Louisiana > Carville > Biography.
Leprosy > Louisiana > Carville > History.
Leprosy.
Mexican Americans.
Leprosy
Mexican Americans
Leprosy > history
History, 20th Century
Lèpre.
Américains d'origine mexicaine.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Social Scientists & Psychologists.
MEDICAL > Infectious Diseases.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Contagious.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Personal Memoirs.
Health
Leprosy > Patients
Louisiana
Texas
Louisiana > Carville
Personal Narrative
Autobiography
Biography
autobiographies (literary works)
Personal narratives
Autobiographies
Biographies
History
Personal narratives.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Récits personnels.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • No one told you?
  • The journey
  • Treatment at last
  • Learning about Carville
  • LIfe at Carville
  • Four months and counting
  • First visit to Laredo
  • Manhood and beyond
  • The magic of dreaming
  • The power of motherly love
  • Life after death
  • The road to advocacy
  • Change is good
  • Living with a clean soul
  • Commonly asked questions.

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