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'An important book' Edwina Dunn, Founder of The Female Lead The path to parenthood is deeply personal. When that journey twists and stalls, it can feel impossibly lonely. Yet connection, courage and hope can be found, often in the stories of those who have taken the road before us. The Waiting...

This book is for people living with real, ongoing pain who are ready to try something different. Not another prescription. Not another specialist. Just a few minutes a day, using your own hands and breath, to begin shifting how you carry the emotional weight of chronic pain.

When twenty-six-year-old Lindsay Bartels is diagnosed with breast cancer, she also learns she is a carrier of the BRCA1 genetic mutation. To not pass on the cancer-causing gene, Lindsay and her husband undergo IVF, only to find themselves with three viable embryos: two healthy males and one...

A legendary New York Times war correspondent delivers his unforgettable final dispatch: a deeply moving meditation on life inspired by his sudden battle with terminal brain cancer. For thirty years, Rod Nordland shadowed death. As one of his generation's preeminent war correspondents, he...

Read by the authors with an audiobook-exclusive interview! Waiting in Hope gives women an uplifting, accessible resource to comfort, guide, and strengthen them through the journey of infertility. Featuring 31 reflections that address specific aspects of waiting and hoping, each chapter weaves...

Some stories are meant to be heard. I Carry You is a deeply personal memoir that invites listeners into one family's transformative journey through pediatric cancer, child loss, enduring love, and the hope that can emerge from life's hardest moments. When Christina's three-year-old daughter, Addie, was diagnosed with cancer, everything changed.

For the past six years, Whitney Dafoe has been confined to a bedroom in the back of his parents' home, unable to walk, eat or speak. His diagnosis? The mysterious disease myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) which affects 20 million people around the world who largely...

The Waiting Room is a podcast by the Australian Medical Association (AMA) with hosts Dr Omar Khorshid and Dr Chris Moy.

Diagnosis: pending. Life: still happening. A real, unfiltered journey through Sjögren's, mystery symptoms, and everything in between.

When Waiting Becomes Life offers a collection of honest, heartfelt stories from women and couples who have walked the difficult road of infertility. Their experiences reveal not just the heartbreak, but also the resilience, profound hope, and unexpected growth that can emerge along the way. Following each story, Dr. Deaton offers compassionate, practical insights that help listeners confront the shame often associated with infertility and make more informed decisions about the complex medical treatments and emotional terrain they may face.

We all go through seasons of waiting, times when God just seems to have closed His ears to us and turned His back. During those seasons, it’s easy for us to give up hope and lose heart. But what if we hold on to the hope that God is working behind the scenes, even if we can’t see Him? What can we learn from those times of waiting?

At 14, Georgia was on top of the world. Her life as a teenager was filled with hope and promise, until a mysterious pain developed in her back and leg. When doctors failed to help, she spiraled into hopelessness. This book chronicles her feelings during that dark period of her life, and follows her inspirational journey back to health and happiness.

With millions of people signed up as organ donors at the end of their life, thousands are still dying while waiting for a transplant. So, why aren’t more people taking part in a different system that could save these lives and countless others? We take a look at some simple answers like money. And we look and some others that are much more complex, like who should decide how much risk a donor is willing to take to save another person? The donor themselves or a doctor? Links for podcast info: Bill McGowan's page on the National Kidney Registry: https://nkr.org/JVP667 National Kidney Donation ...

One of the nation's most popular TV doctors, Alex George, speaks to healthcare professionals who have gone above and beyond to care for their patients. An A&E doctor at the height of this pandemic, Alex talks to an inspiring range of guests, giving us unique insight and exclusive access to those who often work in dangerous or austere environments. This series is about celebrating healthcare heroes and telling their stories. If you want to get in touch, please email askdralexgeorge@gmail.com

Cancer is indiscriminate. It cares little for class, creed, or color. Its victims and their caregivers are everywhere. When Laura Holmes Haddad was diagnosed with Stage IV inflammatory breast cancer at age 37, she discovered shelf upon shelf of overly earnest, somber survival books instead of the straight talk she needed. She knew there had to be a better way. This Is Cancer is the thoughtful, informative, and sometimes entertaining result for those who prefer their pathos with equal parts humor, reality, and a touch of flair.

Whether you are suffering from a certain disease or generally interested in medical research and healthcare, The Waiting Room is a trustworthy resource of medical knowledge. At Karger, we have a tradition of medical publishing of over 130 years, working with experts across many different specialities. For our podcast and too our blog thewaitingroom.karger.com, we collaborate with both specialists and medical journalists to provide you with accurate, reliable and easy-to-understand information about health issues in a broad set of areas.