An Inspiring Summer Read: Biography of Judy Taylor - the Woman Who Could Not Eat

"Lifeliner: The Judy Taylor Story", written by London-born author Shireen Jeejeebhoy, tells the true story of the first person in the world to live decades without eating any food, surviving solely on Total Parenteral Nutrition, a form of artificial feeding that Judy helped to pioneer. Winner of Best Biography by Reader Views, "Lifeliner" is written for the lay audience and brings Judy's brand of inspiration to life for those facing crises of their own today.


22 May 2008 21:00 Africa/Lagos


An Inspiring Summer Read: Biography of Judy Taylor - the Woman Who Could Not Eat

TORONTO, May 22/PRNewswire/ --


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With long summer days ahead and the delights of a good book to be enjoyed, readers around the world are picking up "Lifeliner: The Judy Taylor Story," the debut book from London-born author Shireen Jeejeebhoy.


Author Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080331/298826


For Judy, summer meant books and barbecues, a time to invite her doctors and fellow patients to her home on the lake, a time for hot dogs and salads, cookies and laughter. Judy was not only the Canadian mother who made medical history as the first person to live decades on intravenous feeding without eating any food; she was also the woman who shared her enthusiasm for life with everyone around her.


Judy's doctor was the author's father, Dr Khursheed Jeejeebhoy; his groundbreaking research on nutrition and her courage made TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition) a reality, allowing patients with bowel disease, cancer, or AIDS to live longer, fulfilled lives. With thousands and thousands facing artificial feeding issues, Judy's story has widespread medical interest. A European study showed that cancer was the primary reason patients in the United Kingdom went on TPN.


But "Lifeliner" is also winning accolades in the US for its powerful inspirational story telling: Editor's Choice, Publisher's Choice, Best Biography in the Reader Views Reviewers Choice Award.



- "Shireen Jeejeebhoy has written an extraordinary account of Judy
Taylor and her fight for life." Carol Hoyer, Ph.D. Family Psychology

- "Shireen's pen has all the force of a great storyteller and the
artistic skills of reviving a past scene in its most original form."
Ernest Dempsey, Reviewer and Author




"When they sent Judy home on TPN in the summer, no one knew what her quality of life would be like," Shireen says. "As far as Judy was concerned, she had been given a second chance and she was running with it." Shireen wanted to bring that kind of inspiration to those facing crises of their own.


"Lifeliner," available on Amazon.co.uk, is a book written for the lay audience. Read more, including video, at http://jeejeebhoy.ca/lifeliner.


About the Author


Shireen Jeejeebhoy resides in Toronto, Canada. She holds a B.Sc. in psychology from the University of Toronto and is an accomplished writer.



Lifeliner: The Judy Taylor Story
by Shireen Jeejeebhoy
iUniverse
October 2007 / 186 pages
ISBN: 978-0-595-44544-8 Trade Paper US$16.95
http://jeejeebhoy.ca




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