Title: Reifying women's experiences with invisible illness : illusions, delusions, reality /
Authors: Williams, Kesha Morant,; Morant, Frances Selena,
Year: 2018
Subjects: Chronic pain in women Psychological aspects.; Chronically ill Care.; Women Mental health.; HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General.; MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine.; MEDICAL / Diseases.; MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine.; MEDICAL / Internal Medicine.; Chronic Disease; Women psychology; Women's Health; Social Support; Social Isolation
Abstract: This book provides an alternative to narratives that privilege the biomedical perspective on women's invisible illnesses. The contributors include women who exude diversity as it relates to race and ethnicity, career, religious experience, education, social support, and interpersonal relationships.
Contents: Foreword: Communicating from/as/with the Body ; Laura Ellingson ; Introduction: Not an Illusion ; Kesha Morant Williams ; Chapter 1: My Sister's Keeper: Sibling Social Support and Chronic Illness ; Kesha Morant Williams ; Chapter 2: Temporal Reflections of UC Remission: An Autoethnography of Body Image & Acceptance ; Nicole Defenbaugh ; Chapter 3: A Semblance of Normalcy: Social Isolation and the Burden of Looking Well ; Hannah Thyberg ; Chapter 4: Transparency and Disclosure: Tools for Building Trust and Confidence ; Emily Pfender ; Chapter 5: An Unexpected Road to Discovery: Finding One's Self in the Midst of Uncertainty ; Launick Saint-Fort ; Chapter 6: When Lifestage Matters: A Narrative Account of a Pregnancy-Related Invisible Illness ; Eletra Gilchrist Petty ; Chapter 7: Reframing Personal and Professional Identity in Connection to "Ability" ; Cerise L. Glenn ; Chapter 8: Duty, Honor, Country...sickness: Finding Strength in my Personal Battle with Gulf War Illness ; Elizabeth Desnoyer-Colas ; Chapter 9: Complicit in Concealing Illness: Black Women, Beauty, Identity, and Breast Cancer ; Annette Matlock Gatison ; Chapter 10: The Enemy at the Door: My Friend's Silent Battle against Breast Cancer ; Wei Sun.