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Duffy, Karen, 1961-
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Duffy, Karen, 1961- -- Health.
Sarcoidosis -- Patients -- Biography.
Chronic pain -- Patients -- Biography.
Chronic pain -- Humor.
Chaplains, Hospital -- United States -- Biography.
Women television personalities -- United States -- Biography.
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.
Models (Persons) -- United States -- Biography.
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Duffy, Karen, 1961-
Duffy, Karen, 1961- -- Health.
Sarcoidosis -- Patients -- Biography.
Chronic pain -- Patients -- Biography.
Chronic pain -- Humor.
Chaplains, Hospital -- United States -- Biography.
Women television personalities -- United States -- Biography.
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.
Models (Persons) -- United States -- Biography.
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Backbone : living with chronic pain without turning into one / Karen Duffy.
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Duffy, Karen, 1961-
Arcade Publishing, 2017.
Call #:
616.429 D858b
Subjects
Duffy, Karen, 1961-
--
Health.
Sarcoidosis
--
Patients
--
Biography
.
Chronic pain
--
Patients
--
Biography
.
Chronic pain
--
Humor.
Chaplains
,
Hospital
--
United
States
--
Biography
.
Women television personalities
--
United
States
--
Biography
.
Motion picture actors and actresses
--
United
States
--
Biography
.
Models (Persons)
--
United
States
--
Biography
.
ISBN:
9781628727951 (hc.)
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
xi, 234 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Summary:
An inspirational, powerful, and funny manual for coping and living with devastating pain. For two decades, Karen Duffy, a former MTV VJ, Revlon model, and actress - has managed to live an enriching life despite living in a state of constant pain. Duffy has sarcoidosis, a disorder that causes the growth of inflammatory cells on different organs of the body. In her case, her sarcoidosis is located in her brain, causing her unimaginable pain. In this inspirational manual for surviving pain, Duffy draws on her experience as a patient advocate, certified recreational therapist, and
hospital
chaplain to illuminate gratifying methods people can use to cope with chronic pain and reinforces the sentiment that "circumstances determine our lives, but we shape our lives by what we make of circumstances" (Sir John Wheeler Bennet). More than one-third of the US population - nearly 113 million Americans - is currently living with chronic pain, while another 133 million Americans live with some form of chronic illness. Half of the US population lives with the challenges of these invisible illnesses where their symptoms are not always obvious to the casual observer. Addressing a country ravaged by both chronic pain and opioid addiction, Backbone offers a salve of self-sufficiency, spunk, and perseverance. With interactive gems such as the Bill Murray Pain Scale, Mastectomy Paper Dolls, and a crown to wear just for getting out of bed, Duffy's serious and seriously funny book is for the massive population living with chronic pain who are eager to be understood and helped, and sends the message that despite the pain, there is a way to a good life. Karen Duffy is the author of Model Patient: My Life as an Incurable Wise-Ass. She appeared in the movies Dumb and Dumber, Celebrity, and Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox. She was also the face for Revlon's "Charlie’s Girl" and a VJ for MTV. She lives in New York.
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