You don't look sick! : living well with invisible chronic illness / Joy H. Selak and Steven S. Overman, MD.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Selak, Joy H.

Contributor:

Overman, Steven S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chronic diseases--Psychological aspects.

Chronic diseases.

Chronically ill--Life skills guides.

Chronically ill.

Chronically ill--Medical care--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (199 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : DemosHealth, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

You Don't Look Sick chronicles a patient's true-life stories and her physicians compassionate commentary as they take a journey through the four stages of chronic illness-Getting Sick, Being Sick, Grief and Acceptance and Living Well. The authors address such practical aspects as hiring a doctor, managing chronic pain, coping with grief and loss of function, winning battles with health and disability insurers, countering the social bias against the chronically ill, and recognizing the limitations of chronic illness care and charting a path for change and more. This warmhearted resource helps y

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; An Introductory Conversation; Dr. Overman; Joy; Dr. Overman; Joy; Dr. Overman; Joy; Dr. Overman; Joy; Dr. Overman; Phase I: Getting Sick; Snake in the Mist; Three Strikes; Pills, Procedures, and Paperwork; Dr. Overman on Getting Sick: The Stuck Car; Free yourself from the prison of fear; Decide on your strike zone and call a strike when you need to; To get the help you need, understand that your mind and body are connected; Seek a Diagnosis and Begin Treatment

Build a Supportive Health Care Team and Become a Team PlayerPhase II: Being Sick; Pain; Disabled, But Not Invalid; The Ladies Who Lunch; Dr. Overman on Being Sick: The Athlete and the Coach; Learn to manage your pain; Let illness be a life teacher; Don't confuse making peace with giving up; never give up; Understand the business plan of an insurancecompany; Listen to your body and find your own balance; Phase III: Grief and Acceptance; I Cry; Still Time; A Gift of Grace; Dr. Overman on Grief and Acceptance: The Waves of Loss; Recognize the rogue wave

Take time to cry and acknowledge your lossesFind your place of peace; Take control of your own well-being; Illness management-how are you doing?; Discover the gift of grace; Phase IV: Living Well; Joy's Top Ten List for Living Well, Even While Sick; Take care of yourself first; Never, never, never give up; Learn to be honest about how you are feeling; Enroll in the school of whatever works; Make friends with fatigue; Live as a child; Step out of the box; Search for silver linings; Find a way to share your gifts; Be still; Stepping Out of the Box; Natural High

Dr. Overman on Living Well: Weaving the Web of WellnessWeave your own web of wellness; Step out of the box of your illness; Learn from Kitchen Table Wisdom; Discover and give your gifts; Remember that it is never too late for hope and change; Chronic Illness Care: In the Eye of the Storm; How and Why Has Our Insurance-Based Health Care System Limited Comprehensive, Chronic Illness Care?; What are Some Other Reasons Patients Don't Have Access to Insurance Coverage?; What Role Have Insurance Companies Played in Rising Health Care Costs?

Why is Chronic Illness Care so Important and Such a Challenge to Our Current System?What is the Background to the Affordable Care Act Strategy?; How is the Affordable Care Act an Important First Step?; What Does the Affordable Care Act Do to Move Us Toward a Better Health System for People with Chronic Illnesses?; What Needs to be Done in Our Communities to Make Our Health Systems Responsive to Patient Needs?; What Advocacy Do Our Readers Need to Undertake to Make Sure the Health System Makes Positive Changes that are Good for them, their Families, and their Friends with Chronic Illness?

Summary

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61705-138-1

OCLC:

823387209