This revised edition serves as a comprehensive resource for lupus patients, their families, and medical professionals. It offers updated information on the latest research, treatment options, and coping strategies, making it an essential guide for understanding and managing the complexities of lupus. The book emphasizes practical advice and support, ensuring readers are well-informed about the condition and its implications for daily life.
This updated edition offers essential comfort and information for individuals living with lupus, an autoimmune disorder that lacks a cure. It addresses key questions and provides practical coping strategies aimed at empowering readers to manage their condition effectively. With a focus on enhancing quality of life, this resource serves as a supportive guide for those navigating the challenges of lupus.
Offering a blend of medical insight and psychological support, this book provides valuable guidance for those affected by lupus. It addresses the challenges faced by patients and their families, presenting coping strategies and emotional resources to navigate the complexities of the disease. Through a compassionate lens, the authors aim to empower readers with knowledge and tools to enhance their quality of life while managing lupus.
A top-seller in Avery's Coping with a Chronic Illness series (more than 78,000 sold) is now thoroughly revised and updated.More than sixteen thousand Americans develop lupus each year, according to the Lupus Foundation of America. Once considered a fatal disease of the autoimmune system, current methods of therapy have made deaths from lupus much more uncommon. Many patients now live longer lives while coping with the debilitating symptoms of the disease. This completely revised edition provides informed, compassionate advice about how to choose the right medications and manage the difficult emotions brought on by living with chronic illness.
Written for osteoarthritis patients and their families, this compassionate, informative guide shows readers how to cope with the daily challenges and treat this crippling ailment. Original.
This guide provides potential treatments and advice for adjusting to the difficulties faced on an everyday basis for those coping with diabetes. Family members are also supported with suggestions on how to play a beneficial role in the coping process.
A guide to understanding and living with MVP for you and your family.