Chronic pain and illness forces a person to their knees. It leaves us grasping for the lifeboat, but each time our hand reaches out—the boat gets a little further away. It has the potential to torment a person until they lose sight of their dignity and self-respect.
“Spring Devotions” is the fourth and final book of the Broken Body, Wounded Spirit series. It is a book of tips and strategies for rebuilding life, finding balance, rediscovering passion, overcoming fear and isolation, and standing toe to toe with chronic pain and illness. It is priceless to anyone seeking to renew his or her inner strength.
Sharing their medical expertise, and Celeste as patient and advocate, the authors add a flavor of ancient traditions of healing to traditional thoughts, as they nudge their readers into realizing their own potential. This is your lifeboat, reach out and grab it, climb in and hold on tight for a wild ride. You will explore things you never thought possible.
Celeste Cooper is a retired RN, author, blogger, pain advocate as a participant in PAINSproject.org, patient and fibromyalgia expert at Sharecare.com.
She has a BSN and degree as a Legal Nurse Consultant in Paralegal Studies. She practiced as a board certified emergency nurse, critical care, manager, and educator and she was an expert witness for both the plaintiff and defendant. She wrote continuing education programs for the Missouri State Board of Nursing, was a member of the American Society for Hospital Education and Training, a member of the Emergency Nurses Association, a member of the Legal Nurse Consultant organization, and was an affiliate faculty for the American Heart Association.
Celeste has contributed health articles to advocate and medical journals, has a genuine love for writing, believes in using her voice as a patient advocate, encourages physical, mental, emotional and spiritual balance, while considering bioethical practices.
She is lead author of Integrative Therapies for Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Myofascial Pain: The Mind-Body Connection (co-author, Jeff Miller, PhD), and Celeste is the lead author of the Broken Body, Wounded Spirit: Balancing the See Saw of Chronic Pain Devotional Series (co-author Jeff Miller, PhD)
Because of her own health struggles with chronic pain, she has found opportunity in adversity and a way to carry through with her life's purpose of helping others. She enjoys writing self help books and poetry, she is an amateur photographer, and feels the best when she is able to connect with nature. Celeste has a true appreciation for humanity, empathy, and all living things.
“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter & bleed.” ~ Ernest Hemingway