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Toni wants to read: I'd like to find some books (geared toward the adult crowd) in which the protagonist is diagnosed with a chronic illness in adulthood (major bonus points if the diagnosis is made in his/her 20s or 30s and is life-altering). I'm kind of looking for fi ...more

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The Council of Dads: My Daughters, My Illness, and the Men Who Could Be Me
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Bruce Feiler (Goodreads Author)

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Things I Want My Daughters to Know
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Elizabeth Noble

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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
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Atul Gawande

she said: " Hi Toni - looking at your biography, and your plans re support of terminally ill, this is a gem of a book you may like/ find helpful.

I REALLY wish I had read this book before I was caring for my terminally ill mother a few years ago. It's geared to working out what is important, and maximising quality of life when time is limited. Jan ...more "