{"product_id":"a-vexation-of-the-spirit-sheila-w-mooney-9780595419357","title":"A Vexation of the Spirit: One Woman's Journey with Multiple Illnesses","description":"Sheila W. Mooney has written a book about the effects of chronic illness on the mind and spirit. She has eight chronic illnesses and talks about her own experiences with refreshing candor. There's no self-pity here, just an honest account of her illnesses and what she has come to know about mind and spirit. You'll read about her growing up in a small farming village in Maine, then on to her own family and ultimately, several psychiatric hospitalizations. After losing her career to Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome, she faced a great change in her life.\u003cp\u003e Chronic illness brings a new life, and suddenly leaves an old one behind. One may look normal, but on the inside is suffering and pain. The great accumulation of suffering includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * Grief\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * Isolation and Loneliness\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e * Anxiety\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e * Depression\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e * Economic Stress\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e * Pain\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e After the author chronicles her story, she has some basic suggestions to help those who are suffering invisibly. She intertwines two stories, her private subjective thoughts with a concise presentation of ideas. She writes with compassion and imagination. This book is a must-read for those and their caretakers facing chronic illness, such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, arthritis and brain injury. \u003c\/p\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sheila W. Mooney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595419356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595419357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Sheila W. Mooney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48112948248831,"sku":"9780595419357","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a53ebd85-7137-41b9-b511-e908f6dd6fc8.jpg?v=1769612027","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-vexation-of-the-spirit-sheila-w-mooney-9780595419357","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}