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How it feels to fight for your life
Call Number: RJ380 .K74
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.
Call Number: R727.3 .T37
Library Hours
Spring 2011 Hours
| Monday - Thursday | 8:00am-11:00pm |
| Friday | 8:15am-5:00pm |
| Saturday | 9:00am-5:00pm |
| Sunday | 1:00pm-10:00pm |
Library Introduction
Welcome! This guide was created to provide additional resources and information to students in ENG 200, Body in Pain.
Additional Resources
- Caring BridgeFree non-profit website dedicated to helping people communicate with loved ones throughout a serious health event - example of how technology has made discussing illness much more public.
- Disability Studies: Information and ResourcesEdited and Compiled by Steven Taylor, Bonnie Shoultz, and Pamela Walker
- Foundation for Informed Medical Decision MakingWe are a non-profit organization advancing research, policy, and clinical models that assure patients are fully informed and involved in decisions that affect their health and well-being.
- HealthtalkonlineDatabase of personal experiences of illness and health. Watch or listen to videos of interviews and read about people's experiences.
- Map Foundation: Creating a Language for LivingUses the creative arts to express and communicate complex and painful issues related to serious illness and dying.
- Medical HumanitiesThis site is dedicated to providing a resource for scholars, educators, students, patients, and others who are interested in the work of medical humanities. The humanities and arts provide insight into the human condition, suffering, personhood, our responsibility to each other, and offer a historical perspective on medical practice.
- The Wounded Storyteller: a framework for illness narrativesby Abby Caplin, MD, MA
- Transcultural NursingWe wish to share with nurses and other healthcare professionals our experiences and thoughts concerning the complexities involved in caring for people from diverse cultural backgrounds.
The Sea Inside
"Based on the profoundly moving true story that captured the world’s attention. A truly joyous experience, The Sea Inside celebrates the nature of freedom and love, and the mystery and beauty of life." (http://www.newline.com/properties/seainsidethe.html)
Assistant Librarian, Head of Technical Services |
 Heidi Beke-Harrigan  |
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