My Adventure With Lupus: Living With a Chronic Illness


Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9781882180455
ISBN: 1882180453
Label: Griffin Publishing Group
Manufacturer: Griffin Publishing Group
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 180
Publication Date: 1995-09
Publisher: Griffin Publishing Group
Studio: Griffin Publishing Group

Editorial Reviews:

Lupus is a chronic debilitating disease that inflames connective tissue in any part of the body. Most commonly it affects the joints and muscles skin blood vessels and membranes surrounding the lungs and heart. There is no cure. Living with this condition is not easy-but nei ther is it impossible. Lupus patient Robert Yocum makes that clear in this account of his own experiences with the disease. Readers will learn about the origin and development of Lupus along with strategies for minimizing its effect upon daily life. Yocum explains how to pace physical activities communicate your needs to others and deal with the wide emotional swings which often occur with Lupus.