Kika & Me - by Amit Patel (Paperback)

Name: Kika & Me - by Amit Patel (Paperback)
Brand: Pan Publishing
SKU: 1007428209
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The moving true story of Dr Amit Patel, who lost his sight in just thirty-six hours, and Kika, the guide dog who changed his world.
About the Author: Dr Amit Patel is a disability rights campaigner, fundraiser, motivational speaker and independent diversity and accessibility consultant.
320 Pages
Biography + Autobiography, People with Disabilities

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Book Synopsis

The moving true story of Dr Amit Patel, who lost his sight in just thirty-six hours, and Kika, the guide dog who changed his world.

About the Author

Dr Amit Patel is a disability rights campaigner, fundraiser, motivational speaker and independent diversity and accessibility consultant. Amit studied medicine at Cambridge University and qualified as a trauma doctor, specializing in emergency medicine and major incidents. During med school Amit was diagnosed with keratoconus, which is usually easily treated with a corneal transplant. However, Amit was one of the rare individuals for whom the transplants rejected and he was registered severely sight impaired (blind) just one year after getting married in 2013. After coming to terms with his own sight loss, Amit set out to help others who were new to sight loss, through volunteering with the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) and Guide Dogs for the Blind. Amit is married to Seema and together they have a two children. Kika & Me is his first book.

Kika is a white Labrador who has been matched to Amit since September 2015.

Dimensions (Overall): 7.8 Inches (H) x 5.1 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)

Weight: .55 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 320

Genre: Biography + Autobiography

Sub-Genre: People with Disabilities

Publisher: Pan Publishing

Format: Paperback

Author: Amit Patel

Language: English

Street Date: March 4, 2021

TCIN: 1007428209

UPC: 9781529021233

Item Number (DPCI): 247-50-0899

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship weight: 0.55 pounds

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