When a Loved One Falls Ill: How to Be an Effective Patient Advocate

Gerri Monaghan; Brian Monaghan

ISBN 10: 076116507X / ISBN 13: 9780761165071

Verlag: Workman Pub Co, 2011

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Follows the emotional journey of Brian's cancer diagnosis and the couple's commitment to stay informed about his treatment, continue to enjoy life, and maintain their sense of humor.

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In 1998, Brian Monaghan, a fifty-nine-year-old trial lawyer at the top of his game, received the worst kind of news Stage IV cancer with a prognosis of three to six months to live. That night, Brian and his wife Gerri, made a pact: We are going to love and laugh and fight this. And we are going to win. This is how they did it.

When a Loved One Falls Ill includes Gerri Monaghan s 50 tips, from Get copies of records (#15) to Always think in terms of we (#50), plus a bound-in Advocate s Notebook, a place to keep track of the patient s medical history, hospitalizations, medications, doctor s appointments, and important phone numbers. And even some of Brian Monaghan s favorite jokes for those moments when laughter is truly the best medicine.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: When a Loved One Falls Ill: How to Be an ...
Verlag: Workman Pub Co
Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Good
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