You Don't LOOK Sick!
Subtitle
Living Well with Invisible Chronic Illness
"You Don't LOOK Sick!" is the shared story of a patient and her physician as she learns to build a meaningful life that includes long term illness. The book offers a guide and practical support to other patients as they navigate the phases of the illness journey, including getting sick, being sick, grief and acceptance, and living well.
Bio
Joy Hubbard Selak earned four degrees at ASU, including her PhD. In addition to her writing, she worked as an investment adviser for 14 years, a nonprofit founder and leader, and is now a philanthropic adviser in Austin, Texas.
Praise for this book
'You Don't LOOK Sick!' is a poignant and easy-to-read journey of a person afflicted with a chronic illness, her struggle to come to terms with her disease, and her acceptance of and adaptation to it. Joy Selak takes this journey with her physician who adds to the book valuable reflection and a medical perspective. This book combines the difficult lessons learned with humor and with more grace than I could imagine mustering. This text will be very helpful to many of my patients going on the same journey.
Dr. Bob Crittenden MD, MPH Chief of Family Medicine Harborview Medical Center Seattle, WA
Inspiring and thoughtful personal journey of chronic illness by a young woman and her physician. The message is an important one -- overcoming the fear, loneliness and life-changing consequences of chronic illness is an achievable and essential goal for everyone as they work to restore their lives.
John H Klippel, MD President and CEO Arthritis Foundation
