Surviving and Thriving After a Life Threatening Diagnosis
Beverly Hall, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor Emeritus, University of Texasat Austin, is a nurse and a medical sociologist who has beencounseling persons with serious diagnosis for almost 20 years. Acquiring theessential information for this book began in 1983 when she was diagnosed with afulminating cancer that left her with a 5% five year life expectancy. Afterrecovering her own health, she authored a survivor's guide that has beensnowballed through mail, email, clinics, and support groups to thousands of patients.She has written more than 70 articles and books in the area of health, healthpromotion, and healing, and for years has presented university classes,lectures, and workshops on various topics of health, self-care and alternativecare.