Life disrupted getting real about chronic illness in your twenties and thirties
Life Disrupted is a personal and unflinching guide to living well with a chronic illness: managing your own health care without letting it take over your life, dealing with difficult doctors and frequent hospitalizations, having a productive and satisfying career that accommodates your health needs,...
| Main Author: | Edwards, Laurie |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Walker & Company,
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st U.S. ed. |
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| Summary: |
Life Disrupted is a personal and unflinching guide to living well with a chronic illness: managing your own health care without letting it take over your life, dealing with difficult doctors and frequent hospitalizations, having a productive and satisfying career that accommodates your health needs, and nurturing friendships and a loving, committed relationship regardless of recurring health problems. Laurie Edwards also addresses the particular needs of people who have more than one chronic illness or who are among the twenty-five million Americans with a rare disorder. She shares her own story and the experiences of others with chronic illness, as well as advice from life coaches, employment specialists, and health professionals. |
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| Physical Description: |
xi, 272 p. ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-261) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780802716491 (alk. paper) 0802716490 (alk. paper) |
| Author Notes: |
Laurie Edwards is a health journalist whose essays and articles have been published in the Boston Globe and on several online sites, including ChronicBabe.com. Her blog, www.achronicdose.com, was named one of the top ten sites for chronic pain by the Health Central Network. Edwards teaches writing at Northeastern University and lives with her husband in Boston, Massachusetts. This is her first book. |