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When Lupus Throws You For A Loop: A Handbook For The Newly Diagnosed, Lupus Veterans, And For Those Who Love Them
When Lupus Throws You for a Loop is a handbook for those newly diagnosed, lupus veterans, and those who love them. It takes you on a journey to acceptance acknowledging the difficulty of incorporating lupus into your life. You learn ways to communicate effectively, live with unpredictability, imperfection, stress, and loss of control. You learn to read your body's signals, enhance your relationships regarding intimacy, and increase your positivity and resilience. The book explores the various types of impact lupus has on adolescents and adults as well as the relationships of your significant others. You learn to feel confidant, proud, strong and empowered. You learn what it is to be a true warrior of lupus.
One year after being diagnosed with lupus, the author earned a master's degree in social work. Rather than focus on the negativity of her diagnosis, Donna Oram decided to volunteer and work in the lupus community for twenty-plus years mentoring positive attitudinal changes. The book is interspersed with personal and professional experiences Donna encountered. Her vast knowledge, insight, and empathy for those who have lupus and those who love them guided her desire to help. She has "walked the walk."
One year after being diagnosed with lupus, the author earned a master's degree in social work. Rather than focus on the negativity of her diagnosis, Donna Oram decided to volunteer and work in the lupus community for twenty-plus years mentoring positive attitudinal changes. The book is interspersed with personal and professional experiences Donna encountered. Her vast knowledge, insight, and empathy for those who have lupus and those who love them guided her desire to help. She has "walked the walk."
126 pages, Paperback
Published February 3, 2017
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November 23, 2024
Living with Lupus is not the end of the world!
Strongly recommend this book to newly diagnosed
with Lupus. I was in denial but now slowly accepting this chronic illness. Highly recommended!
Strongly recommend this book to newly diagnosed
with Lupus. I was in denial but now slowly accepting this chronic illness. Highly recommended!
November 3, 2019
This book is phenomenal. It has completely changed my life. It’s as if Donna got in my head and knew what questions I would have a couple of years before my diagnosis.
January 13, 2022
I loved this book. The author covered everything that I had questions about. I am a newly diagnosed lupus patient. I had/have a lot of questions about this crazy disease. Donna Oram broke it all down easily and helped me to not feel so overwhelmed or in the dark. Thank you Donna!
March 24, 2022
Informational
It had good information and personal experience. Helped my teen to get a better outlook on her diagnosis. Also made her want to be more educated on her illness.
It had good information and personal experience. Helped my teen to get a better outlook on her diagnosis. Also made her want to be more educated on her illness.
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