You Don't Look Sick chronicles one personís true-life story of illness and her physicians compassionate commentary as they 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 you focus on building a meaningful life as opposed to a life of frustration and fear.
This book is thoroughly revised and updated based upon feedback from readers of the first edition. The authors have added a new section on Grief and Acceptance, address the passage of the Affordable Health Care Act and Dr. Overman has added practical travel tips that bring organization and focus to each phase of the journey. Designed for people at all stages of the chronic illness journey, this book is also illuminating for caregivers and loved ones.
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Dr. Steve S. Overman has practiced rheumatology for 30 years, and is a professor of clinical medicine at the University of Washington Medical School. Since acquiring a Master's in Public Health and completing a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar's Fellowship focused on health services research, he has developed programs on education and comprehensive care of patients with chronic, painful and disabling rheumatic conditions. He has published and spoken about arthritis care, chronic pain treatment and chronic illness management. Dr. Overman has repeatedly been selected as one of "Seattle's Best Physicians." He held positions as medical director for a Medicare HMO, director of an Arthritis Resource Center, consultant to the USPHS concerning disability management and Director of Musculoskeletal Planning and Development at Northwest Hospital, a University of Washington affiliated hospital, where he is professor of clinical medicine. Dr. Overman helped start an Osteoporosis and Bone Health Center, a Center for Comprehensive Care and a Musculoskeletal Consultation System in Seattle. He has been active in the American College of Rheumatology's strategic planning and research foundation and has appeared on television and radio discussing arthritis care. As the founding member of The Seattle Arthritis Clinic, which includes seven rheumatologists, counselors and a registered dietician, he continues to practice and teach strategies that enhance patient confidence in self-care.
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You Don't Look Sick chronicles one personís true-life story of illness and her physicians compassionate commentary as they 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 you focus on building a meaningful life as opposed to a life of frustration and fear.
This book is thoroughly revised and updated based upon feedback from readers of the first edition. The authors have added a new section on Grief and Acceptance, address the passage of the Affordable Health Care Act and Dr. Overman has added practical travel tips that bring organization and focus to each phase of the journey. Designed for people at all stages of the chronic illness journey, this book is also illuminating for caregivers and loved ones.
Inhalt
Phase 1: Getting Sick
Snake in the Mist
Three Strikes
Pills, Procedures and Paperwork
Dr. Overman on Getting Sick: The Stuck Car
Phase II: Being Sick
Pain
Disabled Bit Not Invalid
The Ladies Who Lunch
Dr. Overman on Being Sick: The Athlete and the Coach
Phase III: Grief and Acceptance
I Cry
Still Time
A Gift of Grace
Dr. Overman on Grief and Acceptance: The Waves of Loss
Phase IV: Living Well
Joy's Top Ten List for Living Well, Even While Sick
Stepping Out of the Box
Natural High
Dr. Overman on Living Well: Weaving the Web of Wellness
Chronic Illness Care: In the Eye of the Storm by Robert Crittenden, MD