The practice of medicine has advanced dramatically in recent years,
but the language used to discuss illness - by medical
practitioners, patients and caregivers - has not kept pace. As a
result, clinicians and, just as importantly, patients and their
relatives and caregivers, are not able to communicate clearly in
relation to illness. The upshot is misunderstanding and confusion
on all sides. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Fergus Shanahan, an
eminent gastroenterologist who has practiced in Ireland, the United
States and Canada, and published widely around the world, looks at
memoirs of illness, and outlines the lessons we can learn from a
better understanding of the words we use to describe illness. He
looks at the ways in which language can act as a barrier with
regard to illness, and proposes practical ways in which we can
dismantle these barriers. The book is written for the general
reader: as Dr. Shanahan puts it himself, he is "enough of an expert
to be wary of experts." The Language of Illness, part manifesto,
part memoir, and part instruction manual, is an appeal for the use
of clearer, more holistic language, by all those involved with, and
affected by, illness. Like the great American poet-doctor William
Carlos Williams, he aims to help us develop a new language by means
of which we can develop a new way of living with illness - which is
an integral part of the human condition. Put simply, it is a book
for all those who care about caring.
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