Women's Health Books

I have had the pleasure of sharing the podium with Dr Kenna several times at various symposiums on hormone therapy, and thus have gotten to know what a terrific family doctor she is. Dr Kenna provides wonderful insight into the problems of women and then offers meaningful solutions - not just meds and hormones, but tapping into their feminine strengths to reach new heights of awareness and self-actualization. Thus, this book offers not only help to women, but also to physicians (especially Neandrethral docs such as myself) who need a little help understanding the female experience of life, yet are duly trying to help them through some of their dificult life changes and "tuff" times.

A special book for special people...women. After reading "Awakening Athena", I purchased two more copies for medical students. I believe all young women will gain confidence in managing their health after reading this wonderful guide to health written by Dr. Stephenson. We all need to become more "real" with women's health issues.

Athena was the ancient Greek Goddess of Justice, Wisdom, and Strategy. As an archetype she is represented by Margaret Thatcher, Indira Gandhi, Oprah Winfrey, Golda Meir, and any woman who uses the fortitiude of her social and intellectual intelligence to navigate the world and claim a leadership position. The Athena archetype is the cool-heade woman, whose ability to nail the true character of a person requires objectivity and higher reason that paves the way for keen intuitive impressions. I LOVE this book's message. Athena in the psyche is activated when a woman's vulnerability and life circumstances requires a strength play. Athena removes the hijacks of emotional negative patterns and creates a laser like focus to accomplish necessary objectives. A woman's greatest gift is her intuition. In order to access high wisdom through the intuitive faculties, it is imperative to have Athena working on your behalf, when you are cool and logic is your intuitive ally ... the truth is obvious and your gut instinct will tell you how to operate in the world. Athena was the original Girl Power Goddess.

Dr. Stephenson gives hope to women who's concerns have been dismissed by doctors and society. Awakening Athena affirms that our intuition is legitimate and should be heard. Dr. Stephenson gives wonderfully practical advice to help all women increase their quality of life. This is an empowering book for women of all ages, encouraging them to take control over their health.

Dr. Stephenson's historical review of hormone replacement therapy was a revelation for me. Being a pharmacist, I wanted to become better informed on this topic, especially given the recent controversy, and this book provided me with this. Her well referenced, easy to read writing style would appeal to anyone whether one has or hasn't a medical background. Many of the patients in the case studies had the same problems as the people in my life, which made me reflect and realize that women have it much harder than men. At least this book can help. So, all women should read this book then give it to their doctors to read; it's in your best interest.

I have followed the advice in the book. Within a few days of eating more calories and more of the complex, power carbs, my energy increased significantly. The fatigue is gone. My activity breaks are much easier and I'm not hungry all the time. This is a concept that a person really has to experience to believe. I will never diet again.

I loved this book! For the very first time I found a book that gives the real, honest truth about what it's like to be fat! And at the same time gives hope! I'm sick of all the books by the obsessive overexercisers. BodyLogic gives real advice and help to women like me! Thanks for writing this book!

This book does a nice job of blending the personal and the practical aspects of changing one's weight and one's life for the better. I found the words loving and compassionate, and the recommendations safe, easy and effective.

I've been waiting for years to find a weight loss plan with this kind of logic. It's about time that someone went against conventional thinking to get at the real cause of weight problems. This book is easy reading, the concepts are easy, fun and enjoyable to apply, and best of all, the plan really works. I have gained control over my weight and my life, and have enjoyed every minute of it. This book is a real gem.

Although I had only 25-pounds to lose--the middle-age spread--BodyLogic inspired me to take the appropriate steps. The Heatons' own inspirational stories, their recipes and explanations of why some bodies cannot metabolize properly if alcohol is consumed were the keys to my lifestyle change. BodyLogic works!

As a transpersonal therapist, I have witnessed hundreds of spiritual transformations by patients brave enough to reach beyond the mere psychological approach within their therapy sessions. In her book, "Cut Cords of Attachment" Rose underscores one such methodology which uses a unique form of metaphysical detachment of energy fields which may bind one to their woundedness. Rose's dedication to completing an at-length, detailed account of her work and findings in this area is admirable. Her book is a good read with fascinating techniques to further build a healer's "bag-of-tricks" when dealing with past pain and trauma.
Barbara Sinor, Ph.D., Author
Gifts From The Child Within: Self-discovery and Self-recovery Through Re-Creation Therapy, 2nd Edition and
An Inspirational Guide for the Recovering Soul
Website: www.DrSinor.com

I have had the opportunity to go to Rose's Cord cutting Intensives- and it was so great to have this book as a back up to what i already learned. It helps put more "spiritual tools" in your tool belt!

I really enjoyed reading this book. It was interesting and delightful to read. The instruction in "Cut Cords of Attachment" was easy to follow and insightful. I highly recommend this book.

As soon as I started reading this book I knew it had come to me at an opportune time in my life. I devoured the pages with interest and delight. The instruction in "Cut Cords of Attachment" is unconventionally and powerfully presented. I felt as if Rose stood beside me teaching her techniques for cutting cords throughout the entire book.

If you want to learn how to reclaim the power in your life, make better choices and live more fully and authentically, please read this book.

Self-help guru Rosetree is the founder of ... Energy Spirituality and the author of numerous books.

In Cut Cords of Attachment, she argues for liberating personal relationships from the limitations of old patterns.

Are your interactions with your brother dominated by memories of sibling bullying? Does your college roommate always bring you down with her anger at men? Do you find yourself defending your life choices to your mom?

Whatever the pattern, Rosetree says, you can preserve the relationship while cutting the cord that binds, freeing you to interact in new ways. The book includes a "12-Step" program for severing such ties.

Note to Amazon readers, the original review appears in the Spring Issue 2008 of Brandeis University magazine. No stars are given in these reviews. The five-star treatment is extrapolated. Unfortunately, the Amazon listing process does not allow for more than three reviews posted in the review section.

Reviewed by William Phenn for Reader Views (5/08)

Rachael Zavala has got to be one of the most inventive women of modern time. While being a mother to her three children and having a significant other, she still managed to have the time to write this inspirational piece of literature. Without the fancy degrees and no formal training in Psychology or the social sciences (by her own admission), Ms. Zavala managed to compile a volume of information that will intrigue both men and women.

While "Dating rEvolution" is intended for women, it's an interesting book for men. This book has to do with a woman's advice to women and is an intriguing look at the dating scene through the eyes of a normal person. Not a psychologist or some Sociology major (looking to acquire information for a thesis), Rachael is just an experienced girl that has, "been there, done that." I could tell she wrote from the heart when she mentions things like, "the more clueless the man, the crazier the woman." I have been in this situation and I had to chuckle about that one.

She has a "Fun List" of things to do to avoid the drama of dating and I can understand where she is coming from. Ms. Zavala's chapter on "Clingons" was informative and related to the crazies in where she cautions against being overbearing. She tells the reader to not badger her date with text messages and emails least she becomes known as a "Clingon."

When she finally introduces chapter 7, I was most intrigued to read what a woman would say to other women on the subject of sex. My prayers were answered; she was very honest, and open, about the fact that women have it on their minds too. Contrary to popular belief, I was glad to hear that I am not alone in this aspect of relationships. As Ms. Zavala puts it, not all women are as adamant about it as men, but she advises her readers to enjoy it. That's all I will divulge on this chapter as I really think this is a great little 103-page book.

"Dating rEvolution" is masterfully done and very well written. No holds barred, no punches pulled, it tells it like it should be told. Rachael talks to the reader like a street-wise hooker, with the wisdom of Solomon and the Christian beliefs of Mary. She cautions where caution is to be taken and gives the green light when the situation is right. But best of all, once you read "Dating rEvolution," you will know when that time has arrived. I gave the book a raving A+ and recommend it to the guys too! We deserve to know as much as the girls.

The first time I read this book I thought "Doh!" for I had deffinitely fallen prey to The Crazy a time or two over the years. Yet this down to earth, no holds barred revitalization of the female 'how to' book is not only accurate, it's empowering.
Take responsibility for your own happiness. Value yourself enough not to settle. And by all that's chocolate! Avoid The Crazy!

Read it! Love it! Live it!

Excellent, straight-forward, sex-positive advice for women in the dating scene. Provides great tools for staying honest with yourself, keeping clear on what you really want, and staying off "the fast train to Patheticville".

I wish this book had been around when I first entered the dating scene. This is the perfect guide for a girl who isn't quite sure what to do, or thinks she knows but doesn't really.
Everyone should be so lucky to have a friend who gives it to you straight, and doesn't sugar coat the information you really need to know. Get out there, have fun, be yourself, have fun, and lastly, have fun!

I just got Rachael's book yesterday evening and didn't go to bed until I read the very last word. It was AMAZING!!! Dating is definitely a new concept & practice for me and while reading Rachael's book, I realized..it's not a scary and bothersome as I thought! Even though I've yet to put her advice into practice, my confidence is already WAY higher. :D

I read this book and thoroughly enjoyed it. The spiritual reflections that Rienstra presents helped me to be able to realize how God was using me in my pregnancies and as I was caring for my babies. It is amazing how Rienstra opens her life to the reader and invites them to discover how God uses women in this unique act of pregnancy.

Great with Child changed the way I understood my body, my pregnancy and now, my five-month-old son finnley. This book gives a mother the space to reflect, laugh and be still with the awe of motherhood--much needed during those full months and the tired days after. I have given it to every new mom I know, and it has always been received with open hands and thankfulness.

This book was a gift from a dear Aunt who understood what was involved in the birth process. During my pregnancy, I struggled to keep up with the daily reminders of what could go wrong each week...this book was a great relief from an obsession with information.
I now give it as a gift to others.
Thanks,
Andrea

Debra Rienstra has mastered a difficult literary form. She is a terrific essayist. The individual chapters of Great With Child are not only thoughtful and occasionally profound (as I had expected), but she has also managed to engage me with her wonderful gift for writing. Each chapter, I think, stands by itself as a well-executed piece of what good writing can be. A book about pregnancy wouldn't ordinarily be my first choice for casual reading, but I'll read a book any time that's as good as this one, even if it is about pregnancy! I hope Debra writes again soon. She has a literary voice that ought to be heard again.

Debra Rienstra describes motherhood as I believe many women experience it, not as a blissed-out fulfillment of one's existential destiny as a woman, nor as an unpleasant surprise consisting of limitations and involuntary servitude. I was so gratified to discover a personal account of motherhood as institution and experience that acknowledges the messy yet exalting realities: having children makes your life a hundred times harder, but also a hundred times richer.

Two thumbs way, way up! After a lifetime of struggling with sleep problems I read this book on the advice of a friend. I was sceptical, thinking this would be yet another book about sleep that doesn't work for me........ but I was wrong. This book turned my whole situation around. I Not only am I not having trouble falling asleep, I am able to sleep all night long. I haven't ever been able to say that before now. I am sleeping soundly, waking up alert and rested and Pain Free! Yes, You heard me....... Pain free! A well rested body, it turns out feels a whole lot better than a fatiqued body........... so....... I am personally transformed and am grateful to be rid of what had been ailing me for most of my 50 years on the planet! I highly reccomend everyone with sleep problems try this book. Read it, follow the simple easy to read guidence that this book provides and sleep like a baby! You'll be standing right next to me writing your own review of this book! BRAVO, Mr Haug! Thank you so much to you for writing the book that literally changed my life.

I thought that I would read myself to sleep with Dr. Haug's great book but it didn't work----the book kept me awake----at least long enough to finish it! However, after putting it down, I slept like a baby. Highly recommended as a help to understanding why a person has trouble sleeping and the steps one can take in resolving some issues about personal sleeping habits and how to change them for better health. Thank you Dr. Haug!

Siegfried Haug's _I Want to Sleep_ is an excellent source on how to "enable sleep" instead of turning the wish for sleep into one more insomnia-producing obsession. Written in a lively and engaging voice, this book resists the conventional format of a self-help guide. Instead, it is rich in case studies that tell stories and yield pragmatic yet profound conclusions about life itself and how best to live it. Haug invites us to appreciate the inviting sleep that awaits us at the end of a long day.

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Dr Haug gives step-by-step actions to break the cycle of sleeplessness in simple, encouraging language. In a series of case studies and employing a variety of techniques including breath work, journaling, group support, therapy and simple verbal and physical exercises, Dr. Haug demonstrates that insomnia can be overcome without resorting to pharmacological aids. He reminds us that a good night's sleep is one of life's pure pleasures, and his book gets us there.

Dr. Haug brings his considerable experience and depth of knowledge to this vital topic. His approach is both pragmatic and holistic in that he provides guidance within the larger context of how we think about and live our lives. I found his voice accessible and reassuring, his ideas well grounded in psychology, and his suggestions sensible and doable. I especially like the case descriptions as illustrative examples. Great reading for those of us who are able to sleep and absolutely required for those who cannot! It is a pleasure to find such excellent help in a highly readable format. I keep the book on my coffee table and recommend it to all.

This book is chock full of excellent practical ideas for taking control of your life in every realm: physical, emotional, spiritual, relational. It is a quick, manageable method for making change in a busy mom's life, with a particular emphasis on weight and fitness. I particularly like the "one goal at a time" focus of this book. Moms need to heed this aspect, for some readers may easily get overwhelmed at all the possible changes the author outlines. Very readable, with realistic steps each reader can tailor to her own situation.
Ann Dunnewold, Ph.D. author of Even June Cleaver Would Forget the Juice Box: Cut Yourself Some Slack (and Still Raise Great Kids) in the Age of Extreme Parenting

As I started reading Debi Silber's book I was ready for some advice to incorporate into my life. I had my light blue highlighter in hand because I quickly figured out that this book is not just to be read, it is meant to be "used".... written in, highlighted and doggie-eared. It is just as much a workbook as an instructional tool, motivational tool, myth buster and cheerleading squad to boot. The problem was that I began to realize that I was highlighting the MAJORITY of each page. She has so many nuggets of INSPIRATION and tips to SUCCEED between the covers. She has so much interesting data, real numbers, trends, scientific info in understandable terms that "highlighting my book" was truly highlighting "the book!"

If you have tried everything, tried nothing, feel hopeless or hopeful about transforming your life as a mom in an effort to include more joy, balance, as well as physical and spiritual vibrancy this book is a tool for you.

Debi really wants her readers to succeed at creating a life they love. This is obvious here. It is also evident by the EXTRA BONUS she gives readers,a free audio download and the incredible website support that is available for anyone ready to dig in and create their best life and body.

This book has a heartbeat.

Debi Silber puts together an advice book on many areas of your life. What I liked the most about this book is that she doesn't ask you to radically do anything, but make decisive changes in slow steps so you really can change your life. I like she doesn't ask you to radically change everything overnight, she knows you are busy, but you want to get your life back under control.

She writes about your life in many different fascets, we are not one sided, and neither is her approach. She gives a great deal of advice on nutrition, relationships, emotions, spirituality, stress control, and yes, fitness. Her advice is basically to take baby steps to make progress, for example trying to cut back on eating? Decide how much you will drink at a party before you leave, alternate your drinks with water, cut your drinks with spritzer. Order an appetizer instead of an entree.

So often advice books ask you to make radical changes that are difficult to stick with. I think that Debi Silber has really grasped that small changes made over time add up to lasting change. I think being a mom, having children, relationships with others, are taxing enough. Putting yourself through radical change is only going to heap more stress upon you. Stick with this book and the advice given, and you will see those changes that you desire.

The Balanced Mom: Raising Your Kids Without Losing Your Self

Debi has written a wonderful resource for moms who want a healthier life. The Lifestyle Fitness Program is an innovative, holistic approach to health that will help countless moms understand and improve their eating and fitness habits. If you follow this program, you will be pleased with the results!
-Bria Simpson, MA, Life Coach, Speaker and Author of The Balanced Mom- Raising Your Kids Without Losing Your Self. [...]

Finally, a well-written, easy to read and well-organized fitness program to support a busy mom's lifestyle. The lifestyle fitness program covers: nutrition, stress control, physical fitness, emotional well being, relationship issues, and spiritual fitness. This is a workbook meant to be used, written in, shared, highlighted, noted with paperclips, and littered with post-it notes. The anecdotes, motivational tips, and inspirational insights will encourage anyone needing to transform their life.

Sibler is an expert in nutrition, a certified personal trainer and skilled whole health coach. She has worked with busy mothers for nearly thirty years and she has combined all of her years of training both textbook and on-the-job in this total resource manual. Sibler takes the many facets of being a mother and uncovers them one issue at a time. There are several caught my attention:
* recognize and fulfill the crave
* learn the words (baked, broiled, roasted, creamy, sautéed, ) that help you know if the dish is fatty or not
* control the lapse - find out why you made a relapse, deal with it, control it and make a decision to regain control
* categorize your stress, manage the issue, delegate and let go
* modify your idea of weight loss success - its not all in the poundage
* pay it forward by sharing your successes with others

THE LIFESTYLE FITNESS PROGRAM is a unique workbook that will provide eye opening advice for the dedicated mom. This is not a guide to guilt you into making changes but a motivational tool that encourages you to make incremental modifications that you can easily incorporate into your everyday life. Oh, did I mention the free audio download and emailed emotional support...more than a book it's a personal trainer/wellness coach that you can carry with you.

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Thank you Diane. We walked a different ether towards the same light.
An old friend,
Jane Elizabeth Wallace
Chapel Hill , N.C.

Reviewed by Vicki Landes for Reader Views (1/08)

Nancy Manahan and Becky Bohan team up to write a beautiful tribute to the life of Manahan's deceased sister-in-law in "Living Consciously, Dying Gracefully: A Journey with Cancer and Beyond." The authors hope not only to remember their loved one in print but to share her extraordinary passage from unthinkable diagnosis to dignified death.

"Living Consciously, Dying Gracefully" is the touching story of Diane Manahan - wife, mother, grandmother, sister, colleague, and friend - and her deliberate pathway toward the unavoidable end of her life. Stricken with cancer, Diane received the short gift of remission before the disease returned with a vengeance and ultimately caused her death. Although countless families have had to endure such a painful ordeal, Diane's story brings an enlightened hope and calming peace as she looks at her situation with an unusual perspective. To most, death is the ultimate unknown - terrifying and avoided in conversation. Instead of settling in this mindset, Diane chose to live and love each day to the fullest while openly communicating her final wishes on most of her burial and memorial services.

"Living Consciously, Dying Gracefully" is not only a deeply heartfelt story of a woman's life but a guidebook for those facing similar situations and would like to intentionally leave behind a beautiful legacy. Both Diane's story and the authors' lessons from her life touch the soul and encourage the heart to see death as more than merely `the end.' Manahan and Bohan write with such emotion and love that I found myself mourning Diane's death but conversely, rejoicing in her conscious life. They perfectly capture this woman's spirit with their style, one which brightly radiates from each page.

Since death in inevitable for everyone "Living Consciously, Dying Gracefully" is a book many adults will find of great interest, especially those having to watch a loved one suffer from a terminal illness. Further, those undergoing a disease themselves and wanting to approach their deaths with more purpose would also greatly benefit from reading this book. I found that the most profound aspect of Manahan and Bohan's writing was that Diane - a non-violent person - didn't view her treatments as a `fight,' a `war' going on between her medicine and the invading cells, or that she was a victim of cancer. Instead and more positively, she was simply living with cancer - a peaceful journey full of love and mature acceptance even during her conventional and complementary therapies.

"Living Consciously, Dying Gracefully" is probably the most profound book on death I've ever read. Manahan and Bohan present a beautiful story of their loved one while offering hope to others that may be facing similar circumstances. A life lesson for anyone wanting to leave a more powerful heritage behind, "Living Consciously, Dying Gracefully" tugs at the heartstrings, lifts the spirit, and pulls the conscious mind towards a more meaningful life and dignified ending.

LIVING CONSCIOUSLY, DYING GRACEFULLY offers a sensitive and informative look at illness and life transitions.

As a hospice volunteer I encountered a variety of texts and articles on death and dying, but there is a completeness to this book that makes it one I know I will return to as a source of comfort and guidance.

The four core sections of the book focus on Diane Manahan's breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, her physical death, the lessons that continue to unfold with her family and friends, and a guidebook containing practical applications.

Excerpts from Diane's journal give readers insight into the spectrum of emotions she experiences. We see her not only as a remarkable woman (nurse educator, wife, mother, friend, musician, athlete), but fully human as she acknowledges all aspects of her character in facing such a daunting challenge with courage, dignity and humor.

Authors Nancy Manahan and Becky Bohan have written a loving tribute which inspires and educates.

Diane Manahan loved life, lived it to the fullest, and shared it with family, friends, colleagues, and students to the end. She was an expert teacher of living a quality life and teaching the art and science of nursing. The authors of this book share her journey with cancer. The book is well organized and written in a compelling way that tells how life choices help "make lemonade out of lemons." As one of her friends I lived this story. I am so pleased that it is written so that those who read it can continue to learn through her deliberate and intuitive wisdom, caring, and gentleness of mind, body, and spirit.

Living Consciously Dying Gracefully: A Journey With Cancer and Beyond is a memoir reminiscing about and paying tribute to nursing professor Diane Manahan, a courageous, warm and loving woman. When she was diagnosed with breast cancer, she chose to blend complementary therapies and orthodox cancer treatments, and she lived a full and vibrant life for five and a half years until her death. Written by Nancy Manahan and Becky Bohan, life-partners who were both graced to know Diane, Living Consciously, Dying Gracefully isn't just about illness and death, but also life and spirituality. A heart-touching journey, and uplifting inspirational resource for anyone going through life-or-death trials or witnessing such challenges visited upon a loved one.

I was fortunate to hear Bri Maya Tiwari speak at the Southwest Yoga Conference...simply because our booth was in the same room as the scheduled lecture...what a blessing! Her methods which incorporate the healing nature of sound, food, and breathing are easy to understand and implement if one truly desires attunement with the natural rythms of life...I immediately bought her book, and have begun to use many of the techniques to bring my life closer to the truth and balance we are designed to live...

Bri Maya Tiwari has shared some of her very personal stories of her own life and healing journey. Her wisdom she shares throughout the book is priceless and timeless. She has again, as in her other books, made available to the world, simple life nuturing and sustaining methods that will enable all those who read her book to start or stay on their path of living in a vibrant and healthy way. Through her books and workshops I have been able to heal myself of seasonal allergies and have also begun to heal some deep ancestorial/family issues. I recommend this book highly.

I have read this book and found it to be absolutely wonderful. It is filled with helpful, practical and attainable suggestions for developing a daily practice that will bring you back to yourself. Bri Maya tells her own healing journey which is healing in itself just reading it. The stories of those she has encountered along her path and how she has helped them help themselves are so moving and brought me to tears more than once. I highly recommend this book, and not only for women. There are healing therapies recommended for women, but are good for men to know as well. The food information, setting up your kitchen, realizing that food is so much more than just fuel is information that will change your life, and again, show you your truest self. I recently gave this book to a friend. She said, "Well, I don't think I'll read it but I think it will give good energy just being on my bookshelf." I agreed with what she said about the good energy, but I recommend reading this book. It is written by an enlightened woman teaching us in a time when so many things pull us away from our path, or dharma and ourselves. This book is one opportunity to look within and gives suggestions to develop a practice of doing so in our daily lives.

As a beginner in the study of Vedic Practice, Bri Maya has written in words much that is wonderful, soft and serene. Perhaps the most difficult portion to describe is what is written between her lines.

The tender and affectionate tone of her words conveys all that I have hoped Ayurveda would be. She is a shinning example of what can be accomplished when a science based on infinite wisdom is applied with love.

Bri Maya has titled her book " A Womans Book of Ayurvedic Healing" and while I don't know her true intent here surely this is a lovely book for anyone. I was in awe and am now an official fan.

Bri. Maya Tiwari is a rare soul who is totally dedicated to helping people renew their spiritual selves. For years I have been aware of the healing value of food, breath, and sound, but this book helped me understand these practices as interrelated, spiritual concepts. The Path of Practice was a great, general boost for me to get serious about my spiritual practice and I have since been inspired to maintain a daily yoga practice. And I never imagined that grinding mustard seeds by hand would induce such a calmness and meditative stillness. And, there is much wonderful information in this book that is applicable to men too.

Having Lupus I have been searching and searching for a book that truly expresses what I am going through. When I started reading Pumpkin I realized that I had found that book. I read the book in one sitting and am going to suggest it to my family. I am experiencing much of what Eileen went through, it's as if the book were about me personally. Patricia does a remarkable job conveying Eileen's thoughts although she did not have the disease herself. She really understood her daughter well and Eileen was so lucky for that. I would recommend this book for others who have Lupus as well as their family members.

I read this book as I have recently gotten involved with the Dorough Lupus Foundation which was set up after Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys lost his sister Caroline to Lupus.

This story is about Eileen and was written by her mother. Eileen fought hard against the effects of Lupus. Every setback that was thrown at her she fought against, and in the end, she lost. But her strength and perserverance moved me.

I highly recommend this book to everyone. Lupus is a disease that is not as widely known as others, but is very devastating. We need to to find a cure for this illness so no more people die from it.

I thought this was a good book, and very easy to read. I have a friend with lupus, and she is very much like the main lady in this book. It is good to see how other people deal with these things. I think the author knows how to touch the heart of people and that is a very special gift. I read this book, and Stolen Moments by Fisher, and both have helped me in a big way to understand my friend with this illness. Hope they find a cure for it soon. I would recommend this book for anyone dealing wtih any illness, personally or with someone they love.

Once I began reading I could not put it down. It made me laugh and brought me to tears. It is such a beautiful tribute to the author's daughter and allows Eileen to be loved and admired by people who never had the joy of meeting her. God bless her family and their strength, it was truly inspiring.

I have a sister who died of Lupus and reading this book really does explain what goes on in your life when someone close to you is ill. Even though you feel hopeless, even though you're scared for that person, you know you have to be strong and cherish every single moment. I enjoyed this book because it reminds you how important your life is. Eileen had brothers,sisters and parents who loved her and even though she was sick she tried to make the most of it which is inspirational to all of us.