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Wendy S.
Harpham, M.D. offers practical philosophy
and science-based knowledge to help you get
good care and find happiness when you are
sick. Having coined the term “Healthy
Survivor” while dealing with her own chronic
lymphoma, Harpham encourages people dealing
with cancer, heart disease, diabetes or
any prolonged illness to simultaneously
do all one can to overcome disease and
live life to the fullest.
Happiness
in a Storm
shows you how to set the stage for the
miracle of physical healing by making the
best treatment choices for you, nourishing
realistic hope and taking effective action.
But when it comes right down to it, what
good is surviving if you are never happy?
Harpham opens your eyes to the opportunities
for happiness in life despite medical
problems and even because of
illness. You’ll see how becoming a Healthy
Survivor increases your chance of a good
outcome and frees you to pursue happiness.
To see
the publisher's page on Happiness in a
Storm,
click here.
Table of
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Reviews of Happiness in a Storm
Jane Brody of The New
York Times, September 6, 2005
Nourishing Hope When
Illness Seems Hopeless
Praise for
Happiness
in a Storm
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"If you have been trapped
by serious illness, this book will free you
to live every day of your life with power,
wisdom, passion, and joy. Happiness in a
Storm is more than a book, it is a
blessing."
Rachel Naomi Remen,
MD, author of Kitchen Table Wisdom
___________________
"Dr. Wendy Harpham
is a pioneer in the art and science of being
alive. With huge heart, scalpel-sharp wit,
hard-won wisdom, and uncompromising clarity,
Happiness in a Storm transcends the
usual chicken soup, steering the course
toward a stronger, more joyful life."
Joni Rodgers, author
of Bald in the Land of Big Hair
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"Benefiting from
both a physician and a survivor's
perspective, this book provides an inspiring
message of achieving happiness despite
illness and outlines the critical factors of
healthy survivorship ranging from making
wise treatment choices to creating and
maintaining a healing environment through
diet, exercise, and a positive attitude
during and post-treatment."
Doug Ulman, director
of survivorship Lance Armstrong Foundation
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"Like no one else has
done, Wendy Harpham gets inside the head of
someone seriously ill, shines a bright light
into all the nooks an crannies where the
darkest thoughts hide, and precisely points
the way to a "new Normal." Through the
combination of scientific evidence-based
information and practical philosophy, she
proves that at our core we can be happy no
matter how bad the storm outside."
Emily Senay, MD, CBS
News medical correspondent
"Consoling,
personal, humorous, hopeful, Happiness in
a Storm is a lifeboat for cancer
survivors. Dr. Harpham's book is all about
saving the quality of lives for patients and
families facing any illness or injury."
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Kathleen M. Foley, MD,
neurologist, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center,
and former chief of the Pain and Palliative
Care Service
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From
Publishers Weekly:
In her latest book, she
shares here the guidelines she has developed
for becoming a healthy survivor: a patient
who gets good care and lives as fully as
possible. Harpham (After Cancer: A Guide
to Your New Life) is no Pollyanna and
fully acknowledges the devastating physical
and emotional toll diagnosis and treatment
take.....Rather than a rigid program, this
is a sensible and realistic compendium of
techniques that will help survivors cope
with serious illness while embracing times
of happiness. (Sept.) Copyright ©
Reed Business Information, a division of
Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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From
Library Journal:
Doctor, cancer survivor,
tireless lecturer, and award-winning author,
Harpham has what it takes to teach those who
are ill how to find happiness. Copyright
2005 Reed Business Information
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From Health News Digest:
Millions of people today are surviving
once-fatal injuries and illnesses, thanks to
modern medical miracles. This survival often
comes at the price of significant hardships.
Harpham encourages every patient to become a
Healthy Survivor, even if cure or recovery
is unlikely. Her purpose goes beyond
facilitating cures and bringing comfort: She
believes that Healthy Survivorship frees
patients to pursue happiness. HAPPINESS IN A
STORM opens your eyes to opportunities for
joy despite illness and, in certain cases,
because of illness. For people in hard
times, joy and humor are as elemental as
blood and breath, and just as crucial to a
full life. (click
here for complete review)
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