Endometriosis-One Woman's Journey

By Jennifer Marie Lewis

One Woman's Journey is a comprehensive guide to understanding any coping with an elusive affliction that--directly or indirectly--most likely affects somoeone you care about and which, until now, has... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1882180917
• ISBN13: 9781882180912
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Griffin Pub Group
• Length: 177 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.5" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Definitely a Keeper

Jennifer Lewis has written a many-layered guide to dealing with endometriosis. As well as telling her endometriosis story, she also offers comfort, support, and hope for those who are dealing with this condition. After reading her heartbreakingly honest description of the trips to the ER, and dealing with years of severe pain, I wondered how the other chapters would measure up. In fact, I found that her story became the perfect springboard for discussing the main thrust of this book: patient advocacy, or, in other words, taking an active role in your own health. This theme pervades the book, especially when it gives tips for dealing with your doctor, and about the pain that the author went through before finding a doctor that would perform the surgery she needed. Also threading through her story, is the reassurance that there are other women out there, that you, the reader, are definitely not along with this disease. She offers support for those who are giving up hope, and offers comfort for those who think they've tried everything their doctors can think of. One chapter is devoted to the personal letters from other women with endometriosis, with a few that made tears come to my eyes. The author even includes letters between herself and her husband, a telling look into the stresses that endometriosis can cause within a marriage, and within a family. She includes a section for men, and offers suggestions for the men who love and live with women who deal with this disease. Even if you've read all of the other endometriosis books out there, this one is definitely a keeper. The author's frank tone and honest empathy with her readers brings you close to her, and her words give you the confidence and knowledge that you need to start understanding endometriosis. I would recommend this book, as a necessary guide to improving your understanding of endometriosis, as well as providing the steps to bettering your own health.

Endometriosis - One Womans Journey

This is one of the best books I have ever read. It is easy to read as well as containing a vast amount of information on endometriosis & its treatments. Ms Lewis shares her story & touches your heart it helps to know that you are not the only woman going through all this. I would recomend that any one with endo, or friends & family of women with endo, should read this book, it gives so much insight to just how much endo effects every aspect of your life & those around you. It also includes a vital chapter for the men in our lives, & she shares letters written between her & her hubby which would melt even the hardest of hearts. I would just like to thank Ms Lewis for sharing her story with millions of women through out the world & giving us all a voice!

Best book on endometriosis for REAL women! TRUTH!

Thank you, Jennifer Lewis! When your book fell into my hands I was about ready to give up. No one had ever been straight with me, maybe because they did not know or because they just thought it was not important enough. For the first time I feel validated in my depression, pain, symptoms and especially how this disease has affected my marriage of 18 years. I have hope for my future. I had my husband read your chapter for men and since then things have been so much better. We are learning to use your communication tools and they are working! We actualy TALK about this now as he says he was afraid of it, now he isn't. I am so grateful. A MUST for anyone with endo. Especially those with family or friends that NEED information.Elisabeth

IT HELPED ME & I KNOW IT CAN HELP YOU....

I actually purchased this book through the Endometriosis Research Center when it was first released. I want to thank Jennifer for sharing her personal & painful story with us. It made me realize just how linked together all of us who suffer from endo are. The disease is on-going and I still suffer from endo. It is important that someone is caring enough to spread the word and message about a disease so few have heard of, but so many have inside of them. THANK YOU JENNIFER....

Excellent Source of Support and Information

My sister has had endometriosis for 8 years. I have seen her go through this with no one to relate to, until she read Ms. Lewis's book!I found it so amazingly helpful for both of us. I better understand what she is going through, and she now has hope and someone to talk to who understands. Jennifer herself has been a consistant source of support for both of us, writing and calling frequently.I am relieved that finally someone has written such a personal account of thier struggle with endometriosis. Thank Goodness for this book!! Emilee Wyatt