{"product_id":"when-there-is-no-cure-how-to-thrive-while-living-with-the-pain-and-suffering-of-chronic-illness-paperback","title":"When There Is No Cure: How to Thrive While Living with the Pain and Suffering of Chronic Illness - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCraig K. Svensson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI visited bookstores in my professional and personal travels across the country with a simple question to the booksellers: \"What book would you recommend to someone diagnosed with an incurable, but not fatal, illness?\" The frequent response was a perplexed look, sometimes accompanied by scratching the head or chin. At best, they directed me to books focused on living a healthy lifestyle--often through a diet plan of unproven value. A few pointed to books focused on a very specific disease. These invariably dealt with an unconventional and poorly supported approach to treatment. But the booksellers with whom I visited were at a loss for a book addressing the many issues faced by those of us living with incurable ailments leading to many years of an altered lifestyle: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do we get physicians to take our health complaints seriously?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhere do we turn when doctors acknowledge our ailment with upturned hands and confess they don't know how to help?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do we deal with the overwhelming sense of loss with an untreatable diagnosis--one sure to produce profound changes in our life?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do we address those whose reaction to our ailment increases our suffering?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCan we live well with inescapable pain?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do we avoid living in a state of fear when facing an uncertain prognosis?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShould we try to keep our disease a secret from others?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do we choose between treatment options when each could cause harm?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do we tell if new symptoms are from our chronic disease or signs of some new ailment?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do we live with regret when an ailment is a result of choices we made?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow can those who love us help?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs a pharmacist and biomedical scientist living with several incurable ailments, I understand the travails patients with chronic illness face. I wrote to help patients and those who care for them find answers to these important questions. \u003cem\u003eWhen There Is No Cure\u003c\/em\u003e provides encouragement and hope to those navigating the troubled waters of chronic illness. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 222\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52239653404946,"sku":"9781732706903","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/RUExWmNJTC9ZZGh3amw0eXZlUkxvQT09.webp?v=1777884547","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/when-there-is-no-cure-how-to-thrive-while-living-with-the-pain-and-suffering-of-chronic-illness-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}