Everyday, thousands of teens have to cope with the problems arising from their chronic conditions. Easy for Your to Say, is a collection of questions and answers that will prove helpful especially for those with special needs.
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Gr. 9^-12. Nobody's venting anger or hurt feelings here, as they did in Cheney's Teens with Physical Disabilities ; and unlike Kriegsman's Taking Charge (1992), this concentrates only partly on issues common among teens with disabilities. Instead, this very unusual book, aimed exclusively at teens who are disabled or who have a chronic illness, focuses on individual needs. Written by a Canadian physician who works with adolescents, it is filled with very personal, even courageous questions from teens with varied medical conditions--from spina bifida to cystic fibrosis, to kidney disease. There are a few fairly general chapters--on family dynamics, friendship, and recreation. But the best sections concern medical issues and sexuality. Here, teens ask about drug interactions and side effects (Kaufman has included several useful appendixes) and broach some very specific sex-related concerns. At times, Kaufman sounds a little too much like an all-wise counselor, but she's always frank and careful to remind teens to act safely and responsibly, especially in terms of sex. Kaufman might have given teens stronger encouragement to communicate with their doctors or parents, but as it is, this is loaded with the kind of information disabled teens often need but may be too embarrassed to ask for. Stephanie Zvirin
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Miriam Kaufman, BScN,MD, FRCP, is a staff physician with the Division of Adolescent Medicine at The Hospital for Sick Children and associate professor, Department of Pediatrics, at the University of Toronto. She has been working with teens for 18 years.
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Best thing that happened to me after I was dignosed at 14,
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This review is from: Easy for You to Say: Q and As For Teens Living With Chronic Illness or Disabilities (Paperback)
This was probably the best thing hat happened to me just after I was diagnosed with a chronic illness in 2002, at 14. There are no empty words - like "You can't let the disease rule your life" or "It doesn't have to define who you are"- which is exactly the last thing a scared, angry and sad teenager needs. On the contrary, the book shows how much your life may change, that sometimes it won't be easy to be accepted by friends and boyfriends, who might not believe that you're tired or feeling sad or in pain. However for the very first time I understood that there are plenty of people out there who felt just as lost and aprehensive as I did and still managed to be "normal" (feeling just like everyone else is pretty important when we're growing up)and HAPPY! For the first time I didn't have anyone saying that maybe I was going to get better and THEN be happy but that I could have a great life even if I was sick!! The author covers everything from your relationship with your doctors, with your parents (and the different reactions they may have), your social life and even your sex life, all in a Q and A format. She uses the most popular questions teens have to discuss the themes in a sensitive, judge free way. It's totaly worthy!!
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Helping Teens Cope,
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This review is from: Easy for You to Say: Q and As For Teens Living With Chronic Illness or Disabilities (Paperback)
This book is the best I've seen for teens coping with chronic illness. Since there really is no comparable book written just for teens with IBD, this book should be required reading for teens and young adults that are newly diagnosed or having trouble coping with the difficulties of chronic illness. Dr. Kaufman reaches teenagers' most important concerns through easily understood questions and answers
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