{"product_id":"surviving-and-thriving-with-an-invisible-chronic-illness-how-to-stay-sane-and-live-one-step-ahead-of-your-symptoms-paperback","title":"Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness: How to Stay Sane and Live One Step Ahead of Your Symptoms - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIlana Jacqueline\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An important antidote to the dogmatic 'kale and vitamins' tone of most 'self-help' literature.\" \u003cbr\u003e --Alexa Tsoulis-Reay, senior writer, \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePopular blogger Ilana Jacqueline offers smart and savvy advice, humor, and practical tips for living with an invisible chronic illness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo you live with a chronic, debilitating, yet \u003ci\u003einvisible\u003c\/i\u003e condition? You may feel isolated, out of step, judged, lonely, or misunderstood--and that's on top of dealing with the symptoms of your actual illness. Take heart. You are not alone, although sometimes it can feel that way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a blogger who suffers from an invisible chronic illness, \u003ci\u003eSurviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness\u003c\/i\u003e offers peer-to-peer support to help you stay sane, be your own advocate, and get back to living your life. This compelling guide is written for anyone suffering with an illness no one can see--such as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia, multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), Lyme disease, lupus, dysautonomia, or even multiple sclerosis (MP). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will tell you everything you need to know about living with a complicated, invisible condition--from how to balance sex, dating, and relationships to handling work and school with unavoidable absences. You'll also learn to navigate judg-y or skeptical relatives and strangers and--most importantly--manage your medical care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuffering from a chronic illness doesn't mean you can't live an active, engaged life. This book will show you how.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIlana Jacqueline\u003c\/b\u003e is author of the award-winning blog \u003ci\u003eLet's Feel Better\u003c\/i\u003e. She started the blog at age twenty-two to share her humbling, hilarious, and heartfelt experiences coping with chronic illness. From full-contact fights with skull-cramping migraines to making peace with being a human pincushion, she writes boldly and unabashedly about breaking down, getting back up, and pulling off the bandage that is \"coming out\" about the shame and frustration of living with chronic illness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jacqueline is a health journalist and professional patient advocate whose work has included writing for publications like \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e on the patient experience, as well as working for health care companies and patient advocacy groups as a consultant and advisor. She has a personal connection with the patient community, as she has been a patient with complex chronic illnesses throughout her life, including immune deficiency, dysautonomia, gastroparesis, and an adhesion disorder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As a health advocate and regularly interviewed expert on chronic illness, Jacqueline looks to help patients advocate for themselves at their most vulnerable moments. She is currently working on multiple projects to help connect chronically ill patients with remote employment opportunities, financial and emotional support, as well as creating new programs for patient empowerment and awareness efforts. Jacqueline lives with her biochemist husband and literally the cutest apricot poodle you've ever seen in Boca Raton, FL.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770559529248,"sku":"9781626255999","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/92088d9ef193ed30e6e963c0741c7b42.webp?v=1780373936","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/surviving-and-thriving-with-an-invisible-chronic-illness-how-to-stay-sane-and-live-one-step-ahead-of-your-symptoms-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}