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Just
Like Life, Only More So
and Other Stories of Illness
by
Dana Snyder-Grant
Living
with illness is about living with difference and accepting oneself in
the process. It's about living with vulnerability and being susceptible
to loss and hurt; it is
JUST LIKE LIFE, ONLY MORE SO.
To
purchase this book from Amazon.com now, click here
What
People Have Said
This
series of insightful essays is a powerful personal perspective on
living with the challenges of chronic illness. Walk this journey and
share the observations, reflections, wisdom, and wit that can enlighten
us all.
Linda Guiod, R.N.,
Vice-President, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Central New
England Chapter
These finely
crafted stories will delight any reader. Each piece reveals the
strength, self-reliance, and humility we can find in ourselves if we
open our eyes, and our hearts. This book is full of rich imagery and
profound insights; it will make a fine gift.
David Wann, coauthor, Affluenza:
The All-Consuming Epidemic; editor, Reinventing
Community
Copyright
© 2006. Available as a 164-page paperback for $10 plus shipping direct
from the author, or $13.95 from booksellers.
ISBN: 1450520901.
Read the introduction and a chapter's worth of essays here.
Where
To Buy
Chronic
Illness Resources
- National Multiple
Sclerosis Society
- MS information and support
- Coping Well: MS Wellness Program
- Monthly MS wellness program to call into from
around the US and Canada
- Rosalind
Joffe, CI-coach
- Coaching people with chronic illness to thrive in
the work place
For anyone
who has a chronic illness or knows
someone who does..
Just Like Life,
Only More So
and Other Stories of Illness
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Dana Snyder-Grant, LICSW,
is a writer and clinical social worker, specializing in
chronic illness and disability. She has had multiple sclerosis since 1981.
You can read more about Dana and her work at Dana's website
News and Readings:
- Wednesday Sept 30, 2015 Just Like Life Only More So: Reflections on Physical Illness and Disability American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists, New England Chapter 10:15-11:00am Radisson Manchester NH
- Friday May 20, 2016 Just Like Life Only More So: More Reflections on Physical Illness and Disability Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Successful readings and
workshops focused on the book have been held in: Acton, Boston,
Brookline, Concord, Fitchburg, Great Barrington, Harvard, Newton, North
Reading,
Pittsfield, Watertown, Tyngsboro and Worcester MA; Jackson, Nashua, Randolph and
Berlin NH; and Cumberland MD.
- Just Like Life, Only More So and Other Stories of
Illness has been selected for audiotaping by The National Library
Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped to make it available
for their patrons around the country.
- Book Review in FOCUS,
the monthly newspaper of the Massachusetts Chapter, National
Association of Social Workers.
- An article about Dana's
reading in Randolph NH.
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