Maureen Pratt

An essential guide for anyone diagnosed with this debilitating disease takes readers step by step through the process of diagnosis, treatment, diet, and lifestyle changes. Original.

An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed

Hypothyroidism

Lisa Tawn Bergren

Lyn Cote

Dr. Samuel Johnson pens Scripture verses to a widowed nurse; Violet falls in love with a mysterious letter-writer after spending years planning a wedding; and Varina finds true love after entering into a marriage of convenience.

Letters of the Heart

Presents a compilation of 120 meditations and prayers for individuals suffering from pain and chronic illness, along with helpful advice and insights covering such topics as how to cope with persistent pain, loneliness, isolation, frustration, financial strain, and more. Original. 10,000 first printing.

Meditations on Chronic Pain and Illness

Peace in the Storm

A crisis can begin with the telephone ringing, the earth rumbling, or a freight-train sound pushing against the wall of your home. It might start with someone whispering, “We have to talk,” or your doctor’s eyes slipping away from yours as you enter the examination room to get test results. However they begin, crises can prompt questions about mortality, God, purpose, commitment and truth that can set our heads spinning and our footsteps on rocky and unsettling paths. We might doubt all that we’ve known to be true, including who we are and what our place in the world is. But in this immensely comforting book, Maureen Pratt—award-winning playwright, journalist, patient advocate, and author of the syndicated column “Living Well”—offers antidotes to panic and despair. Using science, personal experiences and inspiration from the lives of others, Pratt asserts that “the times that try men’s souls” can, in fact, strengthen us. Memories of surviving them can give us greater courage. And most importantly, they enable us to witness how the Spirit works no matter what might be falling apart around us. For anyone dealing with out-of-control events, this book will be a welcome guide to nurturing the internal resources given us directly by the creator—among them creativity, adaptability, foresight and compassion—that enable us to be stable when we are shaken and safe when we are bruised. We do not need to take on the cloak of victim. We do not have to crumble under the weight of adversity. We don’t need to panic. But we could all use a bit more strength and courage. Don’t Panic! is a companion for anyone who needs help discovering the spiritual strength and heroic qualities within themselves.

Maureen Pratt

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