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by Lewis J. Rubin and Stuart Rich |
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by Shirley Jewett
From the publisher: "I
Call My New Lung Tina" is an enlightening
supportive guide for anyone with a life-threatening
illness to share with their families and doctors.
This book captures the near-death experience in a
way that is both useful and inspirational.
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by Robert Finn, Reg Green, Linda
Lamb (Editor) |
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by Alicia Mundy |
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by Maureen D. Mayes |
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by Sefra Kobrin Pitzele
Book Description: These daily readings
offer inspiration and hope as they address the physical,
emotional, and spiritual challenges faced by people
who have a chronic illness and by their caregivers,
helping both regain happiness and peace of mind by
focusing on the joy to be found in each day. Key topics
include living in the moment, giving and receiving,
spirituality, choices, adjustment, and change
Reader Review: This book is a wonderfully,
insightful volume that gives you just enough to ponder
for each day. I find myself going back throughout
the day to reread today's snippet. I have found many
of these "daily reading books" to be repetitive
and dull, but this one is great!
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by Lisa Copen
Editorial Reviews: Roberta Messner, Ph.D.,
R.N., author - Validated me [more] than anything
I have ever read... by real people who live in the
trenches of chronic illness.
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by Susan Milstrey Wells
Reader Review: One of the Best Chronic Illness
Books on the Market
This is an incredibly well written book with
a balance between narrative insights and valuable
technical information. The author is quite candid
in her personal experience with chronic illness and
the resources at the end of the book are excellent
and not the usual "run of the mill". I love
her quote about the importance of first person narratives.
"For those of us who are ill, chronic illness
sets us apart. But when we read about the experiences
of others, we realize we are not alone and that healing
is available to all of us, regardless of our disease."
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by David Spero, Martin Rossman
Reader Review: The hard thing about
living with a chronic illness is that you have to
deal with it on so many levels: physical symptoms,
the choice of caregivers--and then the job of relating
to them, information from the internet, lifestyle
changes, emotions, spiritual dimensions, and more.
The unique thing about this wise and compassionate
book is that it addresses issues of living with a
chronic illness on all those levels and more, with
a gentle, down-to-earth humor that provides its own
emotional support on the spot....This must be because
the author is both a nurse and a person living with
MS--as well as a very talented writer.
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by Reynolds Price
reviewed in the Southern
Colorado Support Group's August
newsletter
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by Richard L. Morgan, Arthur W.
Frank
...gleaned from the author's own experiences as a
hospital chaplain and from his journals written while
recovering from surgery himself.
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by Gregg Piburn
Reader Review: There is more to
Beyond Chaos by Gregg Piburn than meets the eye. Billed
as "One Man's Journey Alongside His Chronically
Ill Wife", it is not just a story of how one
couple dealt with the challenges of chronic illness.
It is also a guide to improving your communication
skills while exploring motives of self and applying
your personal growth
to marriage, parenting and other relationships affected
by chronic illness. ...This book definitely operates
on more than one level and is more than a guide for
"caretakers" or an insightful view of the
other side of the chronic illness experience for "patients."
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by Maggie Strong
Reader Review: When my husband
was diagnosed with a chronic illness in 1992, I was
totally unprepared for the major lifestyle changes
that it brought about, even though I am a nurse. When
I found "Mainstay", it was as though I was
no longer alone. There was someone who not only understood
but who was able to clearly articulate the experience.
The illness and the circumstances were different but
the feelings were so similar. The book also gives
realistic and practical ways to survive as a well
spouse.
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