Vivid descriptions of the ways individuals and their families make sense of, respond to, cope with and adapt to symptoms and disabilities are provided in this volume in order to encourage students and professionals to embrace human reponses to illness. Topics addressed include adjustments following heart attacks, the experiences of women having hysterectomies, mothers involvement in their adolescent daughters abortions and husbands experiences during their wives chemotherapy. It also provides outstanding examples of grounded theory and qualitative research.
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