by Pamela D. Jacobs, M. A.

Some topics covered in 500 Tips For Coping With Chronic Illness:

· Nutrition & Weight Control · Light & Easy Exercise · Stress Reduction
· Laughter & Healing · Get Help & Support · Learn Coping Techniques · Pace Yourself · Build Self-Esteem · Create Healthy Relationships · Reduce Depression & Anger · Ways To Earn Extra Money · Spirituality & Healing · Create A Brighter Future · Health Resources

This "survival guide" can inspire readers to make positive lifestyle changes for healing their mind, body, and spirit. Families, friends, caregivers, and health care professionals will find practical and effective ideas and a wide range of resources for supporting and nurturing people who are dealing with all kinds of health challenges. The book is also beneficial for people who are well and want to maintain good health.

"Chronic illness can affect every aspect of one's life. 500 Tips For Coping... offers a wealth of practical suggestions for dealing more effectively with long-term illness. The ideas for emotional and cognitive coping are especially valuable."

-- Valerie Hearn, Ph.D. (psychologist), San Francisco

"500 Tips For Coping...empowers those with chronic illness by providing specific and practical information and skills. It helps people cope with the complex physical, emotional, and spiritual issues related to disease; and it provides new hope and inspiration."

-- Jeffry Anderson, M.D., Corte Madera, CA

"500 Tips For Coping... is an excellent resource. It is very well put together and well researched. I highly recommend it for people who are ill."

-- Maria Nieri (psychotherapist/workshop facilitator), San Mateo, CA
-- Telephone: (650) 375-1134

About the author: Pamela D. Jacobs, M.A. is a writer/editor in San Francisco. She has written and edited numerous books, health care guides, scripts, screenplays, marketing materials, and training manuals. She is currently working toward a degree in environmental and holistic health. She has earned a B.A. in foods and nutrition and an M.A. in professional and technical writing from San Francisco State University. To help people who are ill and to research her book 500 Tips For Coping With Chronic Illness, Pamela attended numerous health workshops and medical conferences, consulted with physicians and psychotherapists for advice on coping, answered hundreds of hotline calls, and attended and facilitated support groups for people with health challenges.

Soft cover; 6 x 9, ISBN 1-885003-04-8; $11.95 plus $3.50 shipping and handling.