Ailments category: 10428 books
Diary of a Radical Cancer Warrior
Fighting Cancer and Capitalism at the Cellular Level
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011
When American saxophonist and social activist Fred Ho was diagnosed with stage 3b colo-rectal cancer in 2006 he underwent immediate surgery to remove the tumor and began preparing for chemotherapy. Within days his friends mobilized to arrange grocery deliveries, transport, companionship, and housekeeping...
I Have Cancer, Now What?
12 Things You, Your Spouse, and Your Family Must Know in Your Battle with Cancer from Doctors to Finances, Romance to Household Needs, Getting the Word Out to Caregiver Burnout and Everything In between
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
You have cancer, and you need the help and support of your spouse and family more than ever. *I Have Cancer, Now What? *includes information on how to overcome the shock and fear of diagnosis, how to talk to your spouse and extended family, how to consult on what you want from your doctors, where...
by Lindy Bruzzone
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2017
As a child, Lindy Bruzzone knew how she would “someday” die. It would be from cancer as what occurred with almost everyone in her family up to her generation.
Bruzzone tells the story of an American family coming to America in the early 1600s, through today. Defying the odds of fate while...
by Mary Jane Gonzales
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2016
What are the odds of, illness without a cure, living without solutions, and often a voice unheard? It's an alternate life and, if you're living it, you are not alone! And, if you're not living it, this book is a glimpse at life with Chronic Illness.
Battling and Beating Cancer
The Cancer Survival Book
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2009
Battling And Beating Cancer - The Cancer Survival Book is an inspiring story of a couple fighting cancer together. It provides a poignant look at cancer from the perspectives of patient and caregiver - covering the highs and lows from diagnosis, to surgery, to chemotherapy, to radiation, to follow-up,...
Lessons For Dylan
On Life, Love, the Movies, and Me
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2008
At the age of fifty-seven, movie critic Joel Siegel both became a father for the first time and learned that he had cancer. In Lessons for Dylan, Siegel shares all the things he wants his son to know-in case he's not around to tell him. It's a story about a life well-lived and about living life well....
Lucky Man
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2003
A funny, highly personal, gorgeously written account of what it's like to be a 30-year-old man who is told he has an 80-year-old's disease.
"Life is great. Sometimes, though, you just have to put up with a little more crap." --Michael J. Fox
In September 1998, Michael J. Fox stunned...
by Alice Hoffman
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
One of America's most beloved writers shares her suggestions for finding beauty in the world even during the toughest times.
Survival Lessons provides a road map of how to reclaim your life from this day forward, with ways to reenvision everything—from relationships with friends and family...
by C.Y. Dillon
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2013
The first time she used the internet was to search for how to do it and make it look accidental. What she found changed her path forever. This short story is offered to de-stigmatize mental illness. If you are experiencing thoughts of suicide, or you know someone who has withdrawn and seems to be...
by Saundra L. Washington D.D.
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2010
This eBook was created to: a) assist Christians desiring to minister to those who have suffered loss due to death in understanding the complex phenomenon of grief; b) increase sensitivity to the bereaved c) offer effective techniques for providing Soft Care support and d) provide spiritual resources to share with the bereaved.
Rain on a Distant Roof
A Personal Journey Through Lyme Disease in Canada
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2013
Rain on a Distant Roof takes readers inside the frightening but fascinating world of Lyme disease in Canada. This is the story of one woman's struggle to understand the disease that’s destroying her body and mind. Armed with a confusing diagnosis, a baffling array of symptoms, and a body that’s...
by Lucy Burlington
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2012
"This is my testimony and if it should help just one person, then it will all be worth it." -- Lucy R. BurlingtonIn the late 1970s, Lucy Burlington, a young single mother, was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Her struggle to keep the pain at bay while raising her young son led to her make...
Signes cliniques
"Statistiques : une femme sur sept. Je suis une de ces sept."
Language: French
Release Date: July 4, 2012
« Statistiques : une femme sur sept. » C'est tout ce qu'on saura sur ce qui justifie l'hospitalisation de la narratrice.
Texte sans pathos : on examine le temps, les objets, les couloirs, les lumières. La reproduction de Dufy au mur, la translation qu’on fait de son corps jusqu’aux toilettes....
by J. F. C. Hecker
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2012
A 19th Century analysis of two of the 14th Century's most devastating pandemics: The Black Death, which is usually thought to be a form of bubonic plague, and the Dancing Mania, an unexplained epidemic that caused thousands of people to literally dance themselves to death.