You Don’t LOOK Sick! Living Well With Invisible Chronic Illness is a collection of 12 true stories based on my own experience with Invisible Chronic Illness, and that of my co-author and physician, Dr, Steven Overman who specialized in treating patients like me. We chose these stories because they are common to many who live with long-term illness and hope they may help other patients move more skillfully through the 4 phases that we identify—Getting Sick, Being Sick, Grief and Acceptance and Living Well. This collection of experiences, anecdotes, tips, and strategies provide a guide for patients and caregivers in taking positive steps forward and beginning to build a life with meaning, even if that life includes illness.
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“I've been using You Don't LOOK Sick! for several years in my Literature of Intellectual Disability class at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri - it's definitely one of the most popular and influential books I use. It's impressive how the ideas you utilize can traverse any and all kinds of disabilities, even broadening my own outlook on the physical disability I've dealt with for the last 20 years. My students are often pleased with how accessible and friendly the writing style is, and we've had spirited, intriguing, and perhaps most importantly, fun discussions all based around your book. Thank you so much for writing it! “
—Linda Bindner, Professor, Literature of Intellectual Disability, Truman State University