Hope and Destiny: A Patient's and Parent's Guide to Sickle Cell Anemia (Paperback)

~ Allan F. Platt Jr. PA-C (Author), Alan Sacerdote MD (Author)

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Product Description

For anyone who has or is predisposed to sickle cell disease, this informative and compassionate guide provides all the facts patients, loved ones, and caregivers need to know in order to reduce symptoms, relieve pain, and help patients and their support circle better understand the cause and growth of the disease. Divided into different sections to address the changing complications posed by the disease at each stage of life, this book emphasizes the need for offering emotional and spiritual consolation to those who suffer from sickle cell disease or witness the suffering of a love one. Topics include the complex causes of sickle cell disease, the most current treatment options, facts on genetic counseling, pain assessment and management resources, and strategies to lower the likelihood of pain crises.

About the Author

Allan Platt, Jr., PA-C, is on the faculty of the physician assistant program at Emory University School of Medicine. He is the coauthor of Overcoming Pain. Alan Sacerdote, MD, is a clinical professor of medicine at SUNY Health Science Center in Brooklyn. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: Hilton Publishing; Revised edition (April 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976444356
• ISBN-13: 978-0976444350
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,050,251 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, November 1, 2008

By	M. Mahoney (New Jersey) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Hope and Destiny was referred to me by one of my parents in school-she is a mother of a student with sickle cell anemia. This book is user friendly, non intimidating and packied with important knowledge for me as a school nurse. It is a reasonable price. It is a book that you cannot sit down and read cover to cover in one sitting- there is just so much useful information. It is a reference book-I have highlighted passages and when my student comes down in crisis I feel that this book enable me to give him better care than I ever thought possible. A WONDERFUL PURCHASE.

4.0 out of 5 stars a guide for the patients, January 15, 2007

By	Kesola Serette - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is good for guiding patients suffering from the disease, but as far as carers psychological status is concerned it did not give much details. It is a good book, but was a bit dissapointed because it did not fulfill the requirement of what I have been looking for