Publisher's Synopsis
MISUNDERSTOOD IS A STORY CONCERNING A YOUNG MAN THAT IS ON DIALYSIS. LIKE ALL YOUNG PEOPLE HE WANTS TO HAVE FUN. JOE 'S BROTHER INVITED HIM TO A PARTY. WHILE AT THE PARTY JOE MEET A GIRL NAME DENVER. DENVER AND JOE WAS DANCING AND HAVING A GOOD TIME. JOE WAS GETTING WARNED FROM DANCING SO HE UNBUTTON THE TOP OF HIS SHIRT. AT THIS TIME DENVER AS WELL AS EVERYONE AT THE PARTY SAW JOE'S CATHETER IN WHICH HE USE FOR HIS HEMODIALYSIS TREATMENT. JOE'S BROTHER EXPLAINS TO EVERYONE ABOUT JOES CATHETER AND WHY HE HAS IT. WHY MY SISTER IS A STORY ABOUT A BABY BORN WITH CONGENITAL KIDNEY FAILURE AND CANNOT COME HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL. HER OLDER BROTHER IS VERY SAD ABOUT THE SITUATION. THE FAMILY TRIES TO EXPLAIN TO HIM ABOUT CONGENITAL KIDNEY FAILURE AND THE MEDICAL CONCERNS WHY HIS SISTER CAN'T COME. WHY DO MY UNCLE HAVE A HORSESHOE ON HIS ARM IS A NEPHEW THAT IS CONCERNED ABOUT HIS UNCLE. HIS NEPHEW WANT TO KNOW WHY HIS UNCLE HAS A HORSESHOE SHAPED ACCESS ON HIS ARM, ALSO WHAT IT IS USED FOR. THEREFORE, HIS UNCLE EXPLAINS TO HIS NEPHEW ABOUT HIS ILLNESS. IN FACT, HE EDUCATES HIS NEPHEW ABOUT DIALYSIS, THE SIGNS, SYMPTOMS AND PREPARATION ASSOCIATED WITH RENAL DISEASE. WHY ARE ALL THESE THINGS HAPPENING TO ME: JUDA IS AN ELEVEN YEAR OLD GIRL THAT HAS JUST BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH JUVENILE DIABETES MELLITUS. JUDA MUST ENDURE MANY CHANGES AND ADJUSTMENTS DEALING WITH THIS DISEASE. AS A RESULT, JUDA'S FAMILY AS WELL AS ALL OF HER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS OFFER EXTENDED SUPPORT DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. PLEASE DON'T ASK ME TO READ IS CENTERED AROUND CHILDREN THAT HAS PROBLEMS READING AS WELL AS COMPREHENDING WHAT THEY READ. THIS STORY WILL SHOW HOW LEARNING CAN BE FUN WITH FAMILY SUPPORT. ALSO, HOW FAMILY SUPPORT MAKE A GREAT DIFFERENCE TO A CHILD WHEN CONFRONTED WITH OBSTACLES IN SCHOOL WHICH INSTILL PRIDE AND CONFIDENCE IN CHILDREN.
