Living Beyond Limits: New Hope and Help for Facing Life-Threatening Illness

Living Beyond Limits is a compassionate guide to coping with chronic and life-threatening illnesses. Dr. David Spiegel's groundbreaking research into mind-body healing stunned both the medical and alternative medical establishments. His work showed unquestionably the profound role support groups play in enhancing and prolonging the lives of patients with serious chronic disease. From this breakthrough study, Dr. Spiegel developed a proven program to help anyone with a chronic illness improve his or her quality of life. Sensitive and inspiring, the book offers help in finding new networks of support, reviewing and reordering life priorities, strengthening family relationships, improving communication with doctors, controlling pain and other symptoms, and dealing with fears of dying.