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Emily: My True Story of Chronic Illness and Missing Out On Life

Emily: My True Story of Chronic Illness and Missing Out On Life


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West Nile virus infects about 4,000 Americans a year, but only 1% of those infected ever become seriously ill. Emily Smucker is part of that 1%. Because it is so rare, West Nile can be difficult to diagnosis, and even more difficult to treat, as there is no cure. Symptoms can last for two weeks to two years. For Emily, it's been one-a-half-years and, after missing out on her senior year of high school and all that it entails, her life is still in a holding pattern. What is it like for a teenager to be sick an entire year? What is it like when there is no end in sight? Told in quirky, insightful, and poignant blog and journal entries, Emily tells the story of one girl's struggle with West Nile virus, and her book takes readers on her roller-coaster journey detailing what happens when your life doesn't turn out the way you expect. Emily isn't about being a hero, conquering her sickness and surviving against the odds. It's about how there are happy times and sad times, depressing times and contented times. It's about how even though the pain never went away, her friends and family never stopped trying their hardest to make it go away. It's about how God never healed her instantly when she wanted him too, but in the dead of night, when everything was hopeless and everyone was asleep, he was always there. Some highlights from Emily's story include: What it's like to live with a compromised immune system Getting typhoid from a vaccination while on a trip to Africa Relying on faith as a born-again Christian and Mennonite Having a serious illness that is difficult to diagnosis Letting go of high school dreams like going to prom Struggling with always being 'the sick one' and having no peers to relate to  

About the Author :
Emily Smucker loves to write. She keeps a regular diary and takes a notebook with her everywhere she goes. Emily is a Mennonite and born-again Christian, and considers her heroes to be Peter Parker, Hadassah, and Luke Skywalker, because they made the right choice and it changed the world. She loves dreams, Dr. Pepper, badminton, watching people, making movies, and unlike 99.5% of Mennonite girls in America, not coffee or scrapbooking. Her online blog can be found at www.xanga.com/SupergirlEmzel.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780757395949
  • Publisher: Health Communications
  • Publisher Imprint: Health Communications
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: My True Story of Chronic Illness and Missing Out On Life
  • ISBN-10: 0757395945
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jan 2010
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 168


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