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Oncology nurse Jacquelyn Wilkes finds herself drawn to the clinic's new doctor, Jonah Martin, despite his unconventional ways, but when she discovers a lump in her breast, she begins to question everything in her life and wonders if she can open her heart up to both Jonah's love and God's saving grace.

The story of Ashley Martin, a cancer patient, written by her classmates after her death at the age of ten.

A memoir of Ashok Rajamani, who at the age of twenty-five suffered from an brain aneurysm, which he thankfully survived despite continuing physical and emotional problems.

"Tells a story of the incremental transformation of a man caught in the torments of his own creation, somewhere between Heaven and Earth"--Provided by publisher.

The author shares her childhood diaries, chronicling her experiences as an eleven-year-old anorexic.

Fifth grader Barbara Thorson has a sharp tongue, no friends, and says she is a giant killer. It is her way of dealing with the problems in her life, particularly her mother's terminal cancer, but her insistence that the giants are coming threatens the relationships she has wanted for so long. Includes an illustration gallery and a look at the creation of the comic.

The author provides an account of his life as a person with multiple personalities, discussing his efforts to understand what was happening to him, and his struggles to hang on to his family and some semblance of normalcy.

Presents selections from the diaries of mother and daughter Linda and Tara Rio that provide insights into their thoughts and feelings in the years before Tara developed an eating disorder and continuing through her treatment and therapy, and includes advice and commentary from Craig Johnson, Ph.D., president of the National Eating Disorders Association.

The author draws from his own experiences to discuss the potential for the human mind to regenerate the body, even in the face of crippling illness.

The author, diagnosed with bipolar disorder while still in high school, discusses her experiences after she decided to leave her job as a theatrical producer and travel the country in search of other young manic depressives, on medication, who are highly functional in society.