It Takes More Than Guts - Softcover

Hooser, Phillip Van

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1893322238 ISBN 13: 9781893322233

Publisher: Van Hooser Associates, Inc., 2003

Synopsis

It Takes More Than Guts is an amazing story of compassion, hope and the will to survive. Phillip Van Hooser candidly shares his painful yet extraordinary struggle to carry on with life in the face of ulcerative colitis, an incurable inflammatory bowel disease that affects over one million Americans and their families. Journey with Phil as he travels from helplessness to medical hope. His story reveals life changing discoveries about the importance of family, friends and faith when facing life's most challenging tests. If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with IBD or other chronic illness, It Takes More Than Guts is a roadmap for help and inspiration.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Few people know the fear, frustration and despair IBD patients and their families battle. Fewer still can poignantly communicate those feelings. Combining his experience as a writer, speaker and inflammatory bowel disease patient, Phillip Van Hooser has documented the physical toll and the emotional price of living with ulcerative colitis and IBD. His story is poignant, unvarnished and yet, encouraging. Phillip Van Hooser combines his personal perspective on IBD with his powerful storytelling ability to equip, encourage and inspire IBD patients and those organizations and individuals who support them.

From the Author:

This story recounts in vivid detail a two-year period in my life as an inflammatory bowel disease patient. My perspective as an IBD patient offers a rare, unique and honest vantage point for considering the fears, anxieties and expectations of those battling these diseases. Is there pain and suffering detailed here? Yes, there is. It has not been sugarcoated. Is the book all about pain and suffering? No, it's not. Life is not all pain and suffering even for IBD patients. You will find marveous and redeeming examples of humor, friendship, love, hope, restoration and healing in this book.

About this edition

• Publisher: Van Hooser Associates, Inc.
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1893322238
• ISBN 13: 9781893322233
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288