Cystic Fibrosis: The Ultimate Teen Guide Volume 14 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780810848214)

The day-to-day dealings of life as a cystic fibrosis patient are described through a series of flashbacks to a time when the author was an 18-year-old volunteer at cystic fibrosis overnight camp. From diagnosis to death, this book leaves no aspect of CF untold as it includes a description of the illness; a comprehensive discussion of who gets the disease and why; an explanation of the procedures involved in diagnosing the disease; coverage of the arduous daily therapies involved in maintaining the life of a person with cystic fibrosis; and, now that people who have CF are living longer because of available therapies, the new challenges of dealing with CF-related diabetes as well as making decisions regarding lung transplants are all covered.

Author: Melanie Ann Apel
ISBN-10: 081084821X
ISBN-13: 9780810848214
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Language: English
Published: 04/17/2006
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 10.16h x 7.24w x 0.92d

Review Citation(s):
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2006 pg. 278 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
School Library Journal 10/01/2006 pg. 177