The Five Gifts of Illness: A Reconsideration (Hardcover)

by Jill Sklar (Author) "YOU KNOW THE FEELING..." (more)
Key Phrases: surviving adult cancers, ovarian cancer survivors, illness path, United States, Mary Lou, New York (more...)

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A groundbreaking revelation of life after the diagnosis of a serious condition, The Five Gifts of Illness offers a community of empathy for the many millions of Americans struggling to understand and access their lives after a major diagnosis while also providing their families and friends with insight into what their loved ones are going through.

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Jill Sklar, a freelance writer specializing in medical writing, has written many articles on medical subjects from heart transplantation to digestive diseases for publications including Hour Detroit Magazine, Style Magazine, and Digestive Health & Nutrition Magazine. Sklar lives in Huntington Woods, Mich., with her husband and son.

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Product Details Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Da Capo Press; 1 edition (May 1, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 1569242992 ISBN-13: 978-1569242995 Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 4.9 x 1.2 inches Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #762,852 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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surviving adult cancers, ovarian cancer survivors, illness path, cancer survivorship, diagnostic period, five gifts, oncology nursing forum, patient organizations, illness experience, stem cell transplant

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United States, Mary Lou, New York, Elizabeth Lindsey, James Brennan, American Cancer Society, Fitzhugh Mullan, Shelley Taylor, Viktor Frank

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Da Capo Press; 1 edition (May 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569242992
• ISBN-13: 978-1569242995
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 4.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #762,852 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect gift! A must read! Two thumbs up!!, May 9, 2007

By	Deb Kirkland (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is a must read for anyone who has ever been diagnosed with a chronic illness or any acute life threatening disease (cancer, such as myself). This book is a true gift...when someone is diagnosed and you do not know what to do for them or what to say...this book is the perfect gift! The FIVE Gifts of Illness: A Reconsideration thoroughly discusses the different phases one goes through when diagnosed, after when coping, and when moving forward with life. If you are stuck and cannot reach acceptance, this book gives the guidance and tools to make it happen! It shows that positive attributes may stem from negative events in our life. Jill Sklar does any amazing job discussing all of this in the book, very informative and well written! Highly recommended!

-deb kirkland, cancer survivor 12/20/01

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Survivors and Caregivers, June 28, 2007

By	Paula Ries (Mount Vernon, IN United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This was a great book in getting the feelings and emotions that have been flowing through me out of my head. You start to feel very isolated when you become apart of the cancer community. The relationships change with your pre-cancer days...there is a sense of loss of what life used to be like before illness. I hope this book is the beginning of the many programs and organizations dedicated to the survivor culture. With so many people living longer with chronic illness...no one has taught us how to live with ticking time bomb in our bodies. Hoping this will lead to more help for us lost survivors out there...I have made my caregiver read it so hopefully she'll have a better understanding of why i just can't 'snap out of it'. I would recommend this book for anyone who has chronic illness or any caregiver of a person with a chronic illness to understand what we are going through better.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good for patients...even better for their families, June 27, 2007

By	A Customer - See all my reviews

As a cancer survivor myself, this book helped me to explain what I was going through as a survivor...AFTER treatment was long gone. My husband is reading it now and seems to understand me a bit better.