| When the Man You Love Is Ill: Doing Your Best for Your Partner Without Losing Yourself Contributor(s): Lynn, Dorree (Author), Isaacs, Florence (Author) |
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ISBN: 1569242852 ISBN-13: 9781569242858 Publisher: Da Capo Press OUR PRICE: $21.77 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2007 Annotation: Focuses on the emotional relationship between caregiving women and their ill partners: Why is my husband suddenly refusing to go to the doctor? Why is he loving one moment and hurtful the next? How can I cope when I'm worried about him all the time? In addition to offering practical, step-by-step advice for navigating the medical establishment and handling critical and chronic situations, When the Man You Love Is Ill helps women heal their relationships with their partners or spouses. Dr. Lynn and Isaacs show readers how to understand the male-patient psyche; manage their own feelings of anger, fear, guilt and/or depression; deal with losses; keep their family stable; and tend to their own needs. - Experienced authors women can relate to: Dr. Lynn specializes in issues faced by women and has counseled many couples struggling with a partner's health condition, including many celebrities. Isaacs, a best-selling writer, has cared for her husband during a series of illnesses and writes from personal knowledge. - Caregivers are under stress: When illness strikes, a couple's world turns upside down. Traditional support like extended family has declined. Hiring help is expensive, and women are often balancing caregiving with work and other obligations. Meanwhile, caregiving is more complex than ever. Due to shorter hospital stays and home care, wives and significant others perform tasks that were once handled by nurses and other medical professionals. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Health Care Issues - Health & Fitness | Reference |
| Dewey: 610 |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 5.97" W x 9.02" (1.10 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When the Man You Love is Ill is a woman's guide to living with a partner facing a medical crisis or chronic illness. How do you understand the male psyche? How do you manage your own feelings of fear and guilt? How do you deal with the loss and keep the family stable? This book helps to heal the relationship with their partners or spouses. |