Free Downloads TRAVELS WITH THE WOLF: A STORY OF CHRONIC ILLNESS (WOMEN & HEALTH C&S PERSPECTIVE)
The Lupus Foundation of America estimates that between .5 and 1.5 million people have been diagnosed with lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease that can attack any part of the body. The elusive nature of the illness often becomes a source of overwhelming helplessness and frustration to its victims, their loved ones, and the physicians who treat it.Narrated through both poetry and prose, Travels with the Wolf is an autobiographical account of Melissa Anne Goldstein's experiences with lupus. It is her story of becoming a young woman, writer, and teacher in the presence of severe, often debilitating disease. It is an exploration of her relationships with her family and friends as the illness steals into their lives, and the record of her struggle to maintain her independence and identity despite disease. Finally, it is an author's journey to find her spiritual core.This book is not just about lupus. Goldstein uses her experience of the illness as well as sociological, literary, and historical research, to portray and understand the dilemmas faced by the chronically ill person in our society. In her conclusion, she calls for reform of today's health care system, which does not meet the needs of the chronically ill or their physicians.
Series: WOMEN & HEALTH C&S PERSPECTIVE
Paperback: 264 pages
Publisher: Ohio State University Press; 1 edition (April 1, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0814250432
ISBN-13: 978-0814250433
Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 0.6 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #1,405,372 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #40 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Diseases & Physical Ailments > Lupus #88 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Diseases & Physical Ailments > Rheumatic Diseases #2656 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Professionals & Academics > Medical
Amazingly descriptive accounts of how the medical profession both helped and failed the author. Every physician should read this and think long and hard about her or his own place in the profession.But also an amazing coming-of-age story. I have never had chronic illness, but I could relate to so much of the narrative. It is a wonderful account for anyone who remembers struggling to assert one's independence and define oneself as an adult while maintaining and redefining relationships with friends and family.Wonderfully written.
Professor Melissa Goldstein writes with clarity, grace, and emotion. The combination of prose and poetry flow seamlessly. Chronic Illness can often be attributed to psychological illness, even when there are physical explanations. Melissa Goldstein writes of the struggles associated with belief in oneself, one's physicians, and one's present life without fear of the future. Her story is one of hope and determination and is inspiring to all people; she reaches out to us through our most basic emotional connections.
The book is a beautiful and lyrical account of Ms. Goldstein's illness and her struggle with a chronic condition. A must reading for all, and particularly for those involved in health professions.
Extremely inspiring
TRAVELS WITH THE WOLF: A STORY OF CHRONIC ILLNESS (WOMEN & HEALTH C&S PERSPECTIVE) Draw in Perspective: Step by Step, Learn Easily How to Draw in Perspective (Drawing in Perspective, Perspective Drawing, How to Draw 3D, Drawing 3D, Learn to Draw 3D, Learn to Draw in Perspective) Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the Yeast Connection: A Get-Well Guide for People With This Often Misunderstood Illness--And Those Who Care for Them You Don't Look Sick!: Living Well With Chronic Invisible Illness Despite Lupus: How to Live Well with a Chronic Illness Prickly Cactus: Finding Meaning in Chronic Illness Medical And Psychosocial Aspects Of Chronic Illness And Disability The Psychoneuroimmunology of Chronic Disease: Exploring the Links Between Inflammation, Stress, and Illness The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability: For All of Us Who Live with Disabilities, Chronic Pain, and Illness The Vitamin Cure for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: How to Prevent and Treat Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Using Safe and Effective Natural Therapies Embracing the Wolf: A Lupus Victim and Her Family Learn to Live with Chronic Disease The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care: A Critical Approach Unequal Health: How Inequality Contributes to Health or Illness Wolf Coloring Book: An Adult Coloring Book of Wolves Featuring 40 Wolf Designs in Various Styles (Animal Coloring Books for Adults) (Volume 1) Wolf Coloring Book: An Adult Coloring Book of 40 Zentangle Wolf Designs with Henna, Paisley and Mandala Style Patterns (Animal Coloring Books for Adults) (Volume 23) Wolf Coloring Book: A Hyper Realistic Adult Coloring Book of 40 Realistic Wolf Coloring Pages (Advanced Adult Coloring Books) (Volume 1) War Against the Wolf: America's Campaign to Exterminate the Wolf Wolf by Wolf Blood for Blood (Wolf by Wolf) Lone Wolf and Cub Omnibus Volume 4 (Lone Wolf & Cub Omnibus)
