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When this book was originally published in 1979, mental illness was a closed book to the general public. It is not surprising that in the climate of widespread ignorance, mental illness was a taboo subject. It was rarely mentioned in the media, useful information and professional help was hard to...

You’ve watched the countless late night infomercials promising you the instant cure that will rid you of your recurring acne forever.  You’ve sat there, frustrated and feeling hopeless as the countless “before and after” photos that flicker on the screen, each one showing a famous celebrity...

This “stay positive in difficult times” story is about a man with ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) and his wife who writes about their inspiring journey in her blog called ALS With Courage. In Hold On, Let Go, Nadine Sands expands on her blog, which takes her readers from pre-diagnosis...

I have taken the time to document my exposure to dementia in the elderly solely in the hope that anyone who reads this might avoid the mistakes and missteps which I, and my family, might possibly have been able to be better informed about beforehand. My brother and I were very fortunate in that our...

Deaths from epidemic disease are rare in the developed world, yet in our technically and medically advanced society, an ever-present risk of disease has created an industry out of fear. As Philip Alcabes persuasively argues in Dread, our anxieties about epidemics often stray from the facts...

At the age of 23, Leslie Myers, young and in love with life, was suddenly afflicted by Crohn's disease. Throughout her 22-year struggle with the disease she experienced chronic fatigue, excruciating stomach pain, countless hospital visits, bowel removal surgery, and an array of medications, often...

This shockingly frank and irreverent memoir of a young woman’s life with a heart transplant “will inspire and choke you up with tears and laughter” (Larry King). At twenty-four, Amy Silverstein was your typical type-A law student: smart, driven, and highly competitive. With a full course...

A normal, healthy woman becomes host to a pork tapeworm that is burrowing into her brain and disabling her motor abilities. A handsome man contracts Chicken Pox and ends up looking like the victim of a third degree burn. A vigorous young athlete is bitten by an insect and becomes a target...

Breast cancer survivors Kelley Tuthill and Elisha Daniels are redefining what it means to be a cancer patient. More than 200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer each year, but that diagnosis does not mean sitting on the sidelines while life passes you by. Both Tuthill and Daniels worked...

Lucky you! Somebody you know has cancer, and you get to care for them. Think of all the glory you’ll get from doing the driving, household chores, calls to insurance companies, runs to the pharmacy, extra laundry loads – maybe even with bodily fluid stains, and that’s just the first month! Maybe...

This collection of stories and essays first appeared in the March 30, 2012 editions of neighborsgo, the weekly community newspaper published by The Dallas Morning News. Proceeds from the book's sale go to DonateLife.net

The wide-ranging impact that cancer can have on a life in the months and years after the last doctor’s appointment is documented in photos in this meaningful collection. In 2010, the New York Times asked readers who had survived cancer to send in their photos and answer the question, “How is your...

Cette brochure s’adresse avant tout aux personnes confrontées à une chimiothérapie ainsi qu'à leur entourage proche désireux de mieux comprendre ce traitement.Lorsqu’on vous annonce un diagnostic de cancer, de très nombreuses questions et émotions se bousculent. De nombreuses questions surgissent...

Une histoire d'amitié improbable commencée dans une salle d'attente... de chimiothérapie.Françoise Letailleur et Christine Baraston partagent avec nous leur expérience commune et personnelle du cancer du sein, avec transparence, humour mais également beaucoup de pudeur et de gratitude envers toutes...