Unmasking Health, Faith, & Life for People with Chronic Illness
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“In a perfect world, people go to their doctor for tests then the doctors tell them what is wrong and how the problems may be cured or treated, and health insurance pays the costs. Unfortunately, this is not a perfect world. Jacqueline Jones has provided us with a specific list of how to take control of our own health care. ” – Connie Sarros, Author
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Updated 12/28/09
Patients often give up on getting diagnosed and treated for verifiable illnesses after wasting several years and thousands of dollars searching for answers. They resort to unsupervised self-treatment, with mixed results, or ignore their problems until a crisis develops.
By Jacqueline L. Jones
You’re tired. You’re in pain. You’re sick of being misunderstood. You need some answers, but where do you start?
How many doctors have dismissed your concerns? How many have prescribed medication for symptoms without finding the underlying cause?
And how will you pay for help if you find it? You may not be able to afford medical insurance because of the high premiums. If you do have medical insurance, the deductible or co-pays may be doing you in.
After tolerating more than 20 years of disabling fatigue and pain, I have regained enough health to pursue this dream of writing a book to help you and your loved ones save time, money and anguish in getting help. Regaining my health means that I can help to care for an aging parent, something else I couldn’t have done in the recent past. So not only have I been the one with a chronic illness, I am also the caregiver of someone with a chronic illness, putting me in the unique position of understanding the patient’s and the caregiver’s struggles.
By Jacqueline L. Jones
The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) Foundation has just ended a pilot study designed to develop a curriculum for including complementary/ alternative medicine (CAM) training in MD and DO programs nationwide. [Read more...]
As a pleased consumer of nutritional supplements, I share the concern of skeptics who scoff at “wonder cures.” They give legitimate manufacturers and knowledgeable practitioners a bad name. Nutritional supplements don’t cure anything. The best only help the body heal itself; even then, they have limited success if other, undiagnosed conditions exist or if the primary illness is too advanced.
By Jacqueline L. Jones
The doctor is baffled by your symptoms. Or the doctor has a diagnosis, but isn’t aware of any treatments for your illness. Your doctor sends you to a colleague, who also doesn’t have any answers. [Read more...]
