{"product_id":"strangers-assume-my-girlfriend-is-my-nurse-paperback","title":"Strangers Assume My Girlfriend Is My Nurse - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShane Burcaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith his signature wit, twenty-something author, blogger, and entrepreneur Shane Burcaw is back with \u003ci\u003eStrangers Assume My Girlfriend Is My Nurse\u003c\/i\u003e, an essay collection about living a full life in a body that many people perceive as a tragedy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom anecdotes about first introductions where people patted him on the head instead of shaking his hand, to stories of passersby mistaking his able-bodied girlfriend for a nurse, Shane tackles awkward situations and assumptions with humor and grace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the surface, these essays are about day-to-day life as a wheelchair user with a degenerative disease, but they are actually about family, love, and coming of age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShane Burcaw is one half of the hilarious YouTube duo, Squirmy and Grubs, which he runs with his girlfriend, now fiancee, Hannah Aylward.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShane Burcaw\u003c\/b\u003e has Spinal Muscular Atrophy and a wicked sense of humor. He runs a blog about his experiences and is the founder of a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing adaptive technology to people living with muscular dystrophy. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLaughing at My Nightmare \u003c\/i\u003eand the picture book \u003ci\u003eNot So Different\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with his girlfriend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 26, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Strangers Assume My Girlfriend Is My Nurse\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768745656608,"sku":"9781250233165","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/88ef5ea516fb4decb27ec0fb6ebff60e.webp?v=1780336339","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/strangers-assume-my-girlfriend-is-my-nurse-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}