Cystic Fibrosis

The Ultimate Teen Guide

von Melanie Ann Apel

276 Seiten, Hardcover, ab 12 Jahre

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: It Happened to Me
• Themen: Kinder, Jugendliche und Bildung Persönliche und soziale Themen physische und psychische Gesundheitszustände Krankheiten und bestimmte Gesundheitszustände
• ISBN: 9780810848214
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 17.04.2006
• Größe: 260 x 183 mm
• Verlag: Scarecrow Press
• Empf. Lesealter: ab 12 Jahre