'Mother Killed, Baby Lives in Freak Accident, Oxford Times 20
February 1962. The newspaper was wrong. I was that young woman',
writes Renee Goossens, an extraordinary woman who has suffered both
physical and emotional pain throughout her life. This book will
change how you understand and cope with pain. It took Renee five
and half years of research and forty five years of living it. Renee
shares not only her own coping strategies, but those of over one
hundred families she has interviewed in England, France and
Australia. It also includes the advice of medical practitioners and
complementary therapists. "There is no family anywhere in the world
who has not experienced pain, be it physical, emotional or in the
form of grieving for a loved one," says Renee. In 1962 at the age
of 21, Renee was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident that
kept her in an English hospital for nearly two years depriving her
temporarily of her husband and baby. When Renee was finally able to
leave hospital, her husband left her for his pregnant girlfriend.
Wheelchair-bound with a lively toddler to raise, Renee beat the
odds and walked again. She has since then endured over fifteen
spinal operations and ongoing chronic pain. Renee has required a
wheelchair since 1995. Renee Goossens recounts her battles with
pain and her inspirational resilience in surviving pain. Drawing on
her own experiences and those of other pain sufferers, she
describes how to get the best out of practitioners, seek a second
opinion without damaging relationships, and assess complementary
therapies. Most importantly, she demonstrates how to maximise the
quality of life. Written in plain language, Pain Management
provides up-to-date information, reference material and case
histories on the sensitive issues of neurological diseases, the
work of carers, respite care, children's hospices, caring for those
with life-limiting illnesses, death and grief counselling. Pain
Management is a practical guide for families suffering from
physical and emotional pain written by a patient for patients.
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