After the diagnosis
Subtitle: transcending chronic illness
By: by Julian L. Seifter ; with Betsy W. Seifter.
Contributors: Seifter, Betsy.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9781439123041
Subjects: Chronically ill -- United States -- Biography; Chronic diseases -- United States -- Biography; People with disabilities -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Description: A heartfelt lesson on the art of living well through serious illness. Dr. Julian Seifter understands the difficulty of managing a chronic condition in our health-obsessed world. When he found out he was suffering from diabetes, he was an ambitious medical resident who thought he could run away from his diagnosis. Good health was part of his self-image, and acknowledging that he needed treatment seemed like a kind of failure. In his practice, however, as he helped his patients come to terms with serious conditions, he began to understand that there were different, better ways to approach a life-altering diagnosis. In this frank account of his experiences both as a doctor and as a patient, he shares the many lessons he has learned.--From publisher description.