- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Owl; 1 edition (Jan 19 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0805055738
- ISBN-13: 978-0805055733
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 13.5 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 249 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,608,395 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
The emotional and psychological impact of caring for a chronically ill spouse.
When one's spouse is diagnosed with a serious illness, two lives are devastated. The partner is a victim, too. Author Chris McGonigle, who was a well spouse for fifteen years, draws on her own personal experience and on that of the many other men and women whom she interviewed and who spoke frankly to her about what it is really like to take care of a chronically ill spouse. Her honest book reassures readers that they are not alone in what they feel and are going through. The topics covered include initial reaction to the diagnosis; denial; communication; what losing the sexual part of marriage means; anger; violence; parenting; and spirituality. A final section tells where to turn for help. Through the wisdom and compassion of the many voices in the book, readers will learn how others cope and what they themselves can do to survive.
About the Author
Chris McGonigle, PH.D., is a journalist who has written many articles for Women's Work, Family Circle, and other national magazines. She lives in Helena, Montana.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A must have for the well spouse,
By A Customer
This review is from: Surviving Your Spouse's Chronic Illness: A Compassionate Guide (Paperback)
This book is wonderful. It helped me so much to know that the feelings that I have are completely normal to the well spouse of a chronically ill patient. From the anger and resentment to the wonderful feelings of love it is all explained here for us.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Recommended, but with certain reservations.,
This review is from: Surviving Your Spouse's Chronic Illness: A Compassionate Guide (Paperback)
Part of my job is to review and recommend books in the chronic illness category. I borrowed this from the library, with hope, for this subject is not much written on (as distinct from "caregiving" in general.) It is certainly a complete, and fully accepting, description of a desperate situation (from the author's own experience, and those of others that she interviewed.) Don't look to this book for instructions on how to give a bed bath, it is not that kind. Look to it for an honest approach, without the "plaster saint" image, to feelings and stressful emotions. (The opening words, spoken by the author to her understanding parents are, "I wish he would die.") HOWEVER - no matter how much this book is to be honored for its completeness and honesty, there is a warning: Not everyone will accept her solution to her husband's impotence: She took a lover, with her husband's tacit approval, "As long as I don't know about it." If you can't accept this kind of thing, give this book a miss.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Help for Caregivers,
By A Customer
This review is from: Surviving Your Spouse's Chronic Illness: A Compassionate Guide (Paperback)
In this beautifully written book Dr. McGonigle tells in readily understandable language what it means to care for someone you love over an extended period. She has not only written from personal experience but draws on the experiences of others in the same situation, information gathered from extensive interviews and research. This book will interest those even remotely involved in this situation but will be an invaluable source of reinforcement for those unfortunate individuals caught up in this sad circumstance.
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