Reifying Women's Experiences with Invisible Illness: Illusions, Delusions, Reality provides a platform that recognizes that the experience of invisible illness is greatly influenced by context and personal circumstance. The contributors to this book include women who exude diversity as it relates to race and ethnicity, career, religious experience, education, social support, and interpersonal relationships. From recent college graduates to senior level professionals, these women share stories that create a space to advocate on behalf of the individual who is chronically ill rather than…mehr
Reifying Women's Experiences with Invisible Illness: Illusions, Delusions, Reality provides a platform that recognizes that the experience of invisible illness is greatly influenced by context and personal circumstance. The contributors to this book include women who exude diversity as it relates to race and ethnicity, career, religious experience, education, social support, and interpersonal relationships. From recent college graduates to senior level professionals, these women share stories that create a space to advocate on behalf of the individual who is chronically ill rather than focusing on the often privileged perspective of medical professionals.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Kesha Morant Williams is associate professor of communication arts and sciences at Penn State University. Frances "Selena" Morant is psychiatric nurse with an assertive community treatment (ACT) program.
Inhaltsangabe
Contents Foreword: Communicating from/as/with the Body Laura Ellingson Introduction: Not an Illusion Kesha Morant Williams Chapter 1: My Sister's Keeper: Sibling Social Support and Chronic Illness Kesha Morant Williams Chapter 2: Temporal Reflections of UC Remission: An Autoethnography of Body Image & Acceptance Nicole Defenbaugh Chapter 3: A Semblance of Normalcy: Social Isolation and the Burden of Looking Well Hannah Thyberg Chapter 4: Transparency and Disclosure: Tools for Building Trust and Confidence Emily Pfender Chapter 5: An Unexpected Road to Discovery: Finding One's Self in the Midst of Uncertainty Launick Saint-Fort Chapter 6: When Lifestage Matters: A Narrative Account of a Pregnancy-Related Invisible Illness Eletra Gilchrist Petty Chapter 7: Reframing Personal and Professional Identity in Connection to "Ability" Cerise L. Glenn Chapter 8: Duty, Honor, Country...sickness: Finding Strength in my Personal Battle with Gulf War Illness Elizabeth Desnoyer-Colas Chapter 9: Complicit in Concealing Illness: Black Women, Beauty, Identity, and Breast Cancer Annette Matlock Gatison Chapter 10: The Enemy at the Door: My Friend's Silent Battle to Breast Cancer Wei Sun About the Contributors
Contents Foreword: Communicating from/as/with the Body Laura Ellingson Introduction: Not an Illusion Kesha Morant Williams Chapter 1: My Sister's Keeper: Sibling Social Support and Chronic Illness Kesha Morant Williams Chapter 2: Temporal Reflections of UC Remission: An Autoethnography of Body Image & Acceptance Nicole Defenbaugh Chapter 3: A Semblance of Normalcy: Social Isolation and the Burden of Looking Well Hannah Thyberg Chapter 4: Transparency and Disclosure: Tools for Building Trust and Confidence Emily Pfender Chapter 5: An Unexpected Road to Discovery: Finding One's Self in the Midst of Uncertainty Launick Saint-Fort Chapter 6: When Lifestage Matters: A Narrative Account of a Pregnancy-Related Invisible Illness Eletra Gilchrist Petty Chapter 7: Reframing Personal and Professional Identity in Connection to "Ability" Cerise L. Glenn Chapter 8: Duty, Honor, Country...sickness: Finding Strength in my Personal Battle with Gulf War Illness Elizabeth Desnoyer-Colas Chapter 9: Complicit in Concealing Illness: Black Women, Beauty, Identity, and Breast Cancer Annette Matlock Gatison Chapter 10: The Enemy at the Door: My Friend's Silent Battle to Breast Cancer Wei Sun About the Contributors
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