chronic diseases in children

This volume dispels the myths surrounding chronic pain to give readers a better understanding of the daily struggles people who suffer from it face.

Presents a story that provides insights into the challenges faced by children suffering with chronic illness, and the impact of the disability on family members and friends, and features facts about the different types of chronic illnesses, their diagnosis, treatment, and the adjustments that are required to live with them.

Discusses chronic illness, including some of the different types of illnesses, the difficulty of diagnosing them, and the adjustments that are required to live with such illnesses.

Presents true accounts of young people living with a chronic illness including how they have learned to cope and remain hopeful; also includes strategies for living with a chronic medical problem.

Fourteen children tell how they battle pain, uncertainty, and the changes brought about in their lives by serious illness such as cancer, severe burns, asthma, and kidney failure.