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Happiness in a storm: facing illness and embracing life as a healthy survivor

By: Harpham, Wendy Schlessel Material type: Book

BookPublication details: New York W. W. Norton & Company 2006Description: 392 pISBN: 9780393329056Subject(s): Sick - Attitudes | Sick - Psychology | Chronic diseases - Psychological aspects | Chronically ill - Attitudes | HappinessDDC classification: 155.916 Summary: Award-winning author Wendy Schlessel Harpham, MD, offers her program to getting good care and finding happiness when you are sick. Having coined the term “Healthy Survivor” while dealing with her own chronic lymphoma, Harpham encourages people dealing with cancer, heart disease, diabetes, or any prolonged illness to simultaneously do all they can to overcome disease and live life to the fullest. Harpham opens our eyes to the opportunities for happiness in life despite medical problems and even because of illness. http://books.wwnorton.com/books/978-0-393-32905-6/

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Item type	Current library	Item location	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Vikram Sarabhai Library General Stacks		Non-fiction	155.916 H2H2 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		194392

Table of contents

1.The promise of healthy survivor ship
2.The miracle of healing
3.Your healers
4.The role of knowledge
5.Mastering medical knowledge
6.Choosing your best treatment
7.Using your emotions
8.Nourishing your hope
9.Taking actions
10.Finding happiness in a storm

Award-winning author Wendy Schlessel Harpham, MD, offers her program to getting good care and finding happiness when you are sick. Having coined the term “Healthy Survivor” while dealing with her own chronic lymphoma, Harpham encourages people dealing with cancer, heart disease, diabetes, or any prolonged illness to simultaneously do all they can to overcome disease and live life to the fullest. Harpham opens our eyes to the opportunities for happiness in life despite medical problems and even because of illness.

http://books.wwnorton.com/books/978-0-393-32905-6/

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