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Chronic and Terminal Illnesses, Coping and Treatment

        General Links for Chronic and Terminal Illnesses

• Children with Chronic Conditions  From the University of Michigan Health Center.
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome  A wealth of information and links.
• Chronic Illness  From the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.
• Chronic Illness Tips  A personal account.
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease  From Mental Help Net.
• Chronic Physical Illness in the Child
• Coping with Chronic Illness  From Medline Plus.
• Coping with Chronic Illness in Your Family
• Coping with Serious Illness  From the American Psychological Association.
• Crohns Disease / Irritable Bowel  From Mental Help Net.
• Death & Dying  From Mental Help Net.
• Emphysema  From Aetna.  A wealth of information about emphysema.
• Getting Beyond "Why Me?"  From the American Psychological Association.
• Grieving: Facing Illness, Death and Other Losses  Facing illness, death, and other losses.
• Hospice Care  From Medline Plus.
• How to Help a Friend or Loved One Suffering from a Chronic Illness  From the American Psychological
• It's Your Life  E-book on chronic disease management available for free online reading or download.
• Living with ALS:  From Aetna.  Living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
• Living with a Chronic Disease - Every Day Challenges
• Living with Chronic Illness and Pain - Taking control!
• Moyers on Dying  Dying on your own terms.
• Neurofibromatosis  From the University of Michigan Health System.
• Palliative Care From the Council of South Australia.
• The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
• Understanding Asthma Facts  Resources.
• Yoga For Chronic Illness

        Links for Living with AIDS and HIV

• HIV/AIDS  The Canadian Health Network provides a broad selection of resources and information about HIV and AIDS. Topics include HIV prevention, HIV transmission, HIV/AIDS care and support, HIV testing, and safer sex guidelines. There are also practical resources for people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS.
• HIV/AIDS  From Aetna.  The latest information on HIV/AIDS.
• HIV and depression  Loads of information about HIV and depression.
• HIV.Drugabuse.gov  A service of the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
• Mental Help Net  Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

• Recommendations and Guidelines - Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention  From the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention.

        Links for Living with Allergies

• Allergy  From Aetna.  A wealth of information about allergies.
• Allergy Connection - The Office Of Dr. Richard Layton
• Understanding Allergy Facts Resources

        Links for Living with Arthritis

• Arthritis  From Aetna.  A wealth of information about arthritis.
• Arthritis Foundation Home Page

        Links for Living with Cancer

• Alternative Therapies  From Aetna.  Cancer patients are more likely to use alternative therapies.
• American Cancer Society  Information and resources for cancer.
• American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR)
• Association for Cancer Online Resources
• Breast Cancer  From Medline Plus.
• Breast Cancer Care - All About the Breast
• Breast Cancer - Revolution Health
• Breast Cancer: How Your Mind Can Help Your Body  From the American Psychological Association.
• BreastCancer.org  Breast cancer treatment information and pictures.
• Breast Cancer Store  Shopping.
• Breast Implant Resources
• Cancer  The Canadian Health Network - resources on prevention, early detection, and treatment options for different types of cancer.
• Cancer  From Aetna.  A wealth of information about cancer.
• Cancer  From Mental Help Net.
• CancerCare: Post Treatment Survivors
• Cancer--Living with Cancer  From Medline Plus.
• Cancers Topics  From Medline Plus.  A tremendous amount of information.
• Cancer Survivors Network  From the American Cancer Society.
• Cancer Survivor T-Shirts and Gifts : CafePress.com
• Colorectal Cancer Coalition - Changing the future of colorectal cancer today!
• Falling Breast Cancer Rates  From Mayo Clinic.
• Hurricane Voices Breast Cancer Foundation
• I'm Too Young For This!: A Place For Young Adults Affected By Cancer
• Lance Armstrong Foundation: Cancer Support
• life is sunny  A Blog posted with permission from Kathy.  Breast cancer: A personal account (in process) from the beginning.
• National African-American Breast Cancer Survivorship Organization
• National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
• Native American Cancer Research Network
• Natural Cures for Cancer Natural Zeolite Supplements for Curing Cancer Natural Products
• Nutrition for Cancer Survivors  From the American Cancer Society.
• Osteoporosis & Breast Cancer Research Center
• Planet Cancer
• Skin Cancer  From Aetna.  A wealth of information about skin cancer.
• Support Our Boobs(TM)  Breast cancer awareness products.
• Survivors  From the American Cancer Society.
• Young Survival Coalition
• Young Survivors in Action  From the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition.

            Links for Living with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

• CJD Foundation Inc.  The Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation Website.

        Links for Living with Dementia

• AD.com: Home Page  Information about Alzheimer's Disease and medication.
• Alzheimer's Association
• Alzheimer's Disease  From Aetna.  A wealth of information about Alzheimer's Disease.
• Alzheimer's Disease  From Medline Plus.
• Alzheimers Disease  From the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.
• Alzheimer's Disease and Senile Dementia  A wealth of information.
• Alzheimer's Disease: Screening and diagnosis - MayoClinic.com
• Alzheimer's Foundation of America  A wealth of information.
• AlzheimersOnline: Alzheimer's Disease, Information, Risks & More
• Dementia  A wealth of information.
• Dementia  From Medline Plus.
• Dementia Associated With Alcoholism  A wealth of information.
• Dementia of the Alzheimer Type  A wealth of information.
• Depression and Alzheimer's Disease -- familydoctor.org
• Lewy Body Disease: Symptoms and Treatment
• Multi-infarct Dementia  A wealth of information.
• Understanding Alzheimer's Disease  Resources.

        Links for Living with Diabetes

• American Diabetes Association Home Page
• Diabetes  From Mental Help Net.
• Diabetes: Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent; adult-onset)  From Aetna.  A wealth of information about Type 2 Diabetes.
• Understanding Diabetes Resources

         Links for Living with Epilepsy

• Epilepsy  A wealth of information.  From Google.
• Epilepsy  From Mental Health Net.

        Links for Living with Heart Problems

• American Heart Association  Information and links.
• Depressed Heart Patients Benefit from Cardiac Rehab  From Scientific American.
• Depression After a Heart Attack -- familydoctor.org  What depression has to do with having a heart attack.
• Heart & Circulatory  From Aetna.  A wealth of information about heart and circulatory problems.
• Heart Disease  From Mental Help Net.
• Treating sleep apnea good for the heart  From Scientific American.

           Links for Living with Pain

• American Pain Foundation
• American Society for Action on Pain
• Back Pain  From Aetna.  A wealth of information about back pain.
• Chronic Pain  From Aetna.  A wealth of information about chronic pain.
• Chronic Pain Information, Causes, Treatment
• Chronic Pain Information Page
• Chronic Pain Web Ring  For chronic pain sufferers, their caregivers and the chronic pain sufferers' friends. It provides community, information, resources, inspiration and support.
• Help for Chronic Pain: PainPal
• Managing Chronic Pain  A booklet.
• Medical Procedures and Pain: Helping Your Child  From the University of Michigan Health System.
• Overcoming Pain (home page)
• Pain and Chronic Pain Syndrome  A wealth of information and links.
• Pain Disorder Symptoms  From Psych Central.
• Pain in Sickle Cell Disease (Sickle Cell Anemia)  Your child.  From the University of Michigan Health System.
• Pain Management  From Mental Health Net.
• PainOnline Home Page
• Pain Recovery
• Pain Relief  A study:  Expecting Pain Relief may Help.
• Pain Research Institute

        Links for Living with Parkinson's Disease

• Parkinson's Disease  A wealth of information.  From Google.
• Parkinson's Disease: Depression, Personality, and Anxiety
• Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Inc. | Spring 2004
• Parkinson's & Hallucinations & Depression

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Creative Psychology, Ltd.
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