Healthcare

It can be overwhelming and scary for parents to not only find out what is wrong with their child, but also get the treatment and support needed. This process can take years, with parents growing increasingly frustrated, as their child's case appears to be falling through the cracks. Many parents find it intimidating dealing with medical professionals who seem to speak a different language. 'Your Child's Voice' will empower parents of children with mild to moderate disabilities be the voice for their child. Too often parents are left on their own trying to navigate a complex system of diagnosis and treatment for children with special needs – especially children with less obvious needs. Drawing on the author's experience as a patient advocate and ongoing journey of getting support for her own son, this book will include personal stories of fighting to ensure his file didn't get lost in the system, the challenges of getting support in school, getting the tests needed in a timely manner as well as exercises and checklists to help caregivers prepare for appointments and ask for help.

Don't let a stranger make personal decisions for you. Most people don't want to think about what will happen if they become ill or incapacitated. Who will take care of them? Who will speak for them and uphold their values and beliefs? How will others know what they want? Planning for the future can also become confusing with all the different conversations, terms, and documents. What are substitute decision makers, powers of attorney, and advance directives, and do you even need them? Advance Care Planning is a practical guide to advance directives, living wills, and other documents and strategies for communicating your health- and personal-care preferences. It explains what can be done to communicate your wishes, and how to do it, in a straightforward and caring way. Author Connie Jorsvik has worked in and around the health-care industry for more than 30 years, and has seen firsthand what happens when people don't have a plan, and also how things can turn out when they do. Jorsvik shares her experience in this book in hopes that readers will be empowered to put together personalized plans, communicate them with those who matter, and make them legal so they can be carried out when necessary. Life takes many unexpected turns. This book will show you how planning for the future can help you avoid some of the unwanted ones.

Your Simplified Guide to the BC Healthcare System! Healthcare in British Columbia is nothing if not complicated. General practitioners, specialists, waiting lists, residential care and everything in between seem to all exist independently of anything else. Knowing where to turn can feel like something you need a medical degree for, or at least, it can feel like an art. Author Connie Jorsvik believes things are too complicated for the average user of the system; she aims to simplify and streamline readers' understanding with this book. Her work in the healthcare field and later as a patient advocate has helped thousands of people—and now, it can help you, too. Whether you are self-advocating, or advocating for a loved one, if you are facing confusion or hard healthcare choices in British Columbia, this guide is for you.

'Bed Rest Mom' is a support book to help pregnant women navigate the emotions, isolation and uncertainty that comes with home or hospital based bed rest, written by a mom who survived both types of bed rest with two pregnancies. In this book, Cynthia Lockrey shares her personal experience of two high-risk pregnancies and offers practical advice to help women cope with being placed on home and hospital based bed rest. 'Best Rest Mom' focuses on the emotional realities women experience, offers practical advice on topics such as Asking for Help and Preparing for Hospital, and includes exercises to help move women through their journey.

Lose 1 Pound a Day and Lose 10 Pounds in a Week with Intermittent Fasting Starvation, counting calories, dieting, or eating unappetizing foods are ways of the past. Groundbreaking scientific research reveals that it's not so much what you eat but when you eat it. Recent scientific research shows that restoring the body's circadian rhythm through proper eating and lifestyle habits (meal timing and frequency) is the key to achieving permanent weight loss as well as dramatically improving health and boosting energy levels. One Meal a Day Diet contains a highly effective and easy lifestyle plan based on the latest research. It will help you to get thin and stay thin forever (no more yo-yo weight battles). You don't have to starve yourself or eat unappetizing foods because in the long-term deprivation and calorie restriction does not work. One of the joys of life is eating and you have the right to enjoy the pleasure of eating tasty foods and desserts. Research shows that you can eat dessert and your favorite foods and actually lose more weight than people who deprive themselves. One Meal a Day Diet is not another weight loss program but a scientifically-proven, extremely comprehensive, easy lifestyle plan for achieving permanent weight loss. In addition, this lifestyle plan will help you to improve your health, energy, and well-being dramatically. Many individuals who continue to struggle with achieving their weight-loss and health goals have tried everything and heard it all. However, it's a simple matter with a simple solution. A disrupted circadian rhythm is the major cause of weight gain. Therefore, if you correct the major cause of weight gain, you will permanently solve the problem and put an end to all dieting and excessive exercise. The recent groundbreaking research found in this book explains why the French eat rich, fatty foods like bread, butter, dessert, and pate, but stay thin. The weight loss secrets in this book-that allow you to eat pretty much anything you want-will surprise and amaze you.