Reifying Women's Experiences with Invisible Illness (eBook)

Kesha Morant Williams is associate professor of communication arts and sciences at Penn State University.Frances “Selena” Morant is psychiatric nurse with an assertive community treatment (ACT) program.

ContentsForeword: Communicating from/as/with the BodyLaura EllingsonIntroduction: Not an IllusionKesha Morant Williams Chapter 1: My Sister’s Keeper: Sibling Social Support and Chronic IllnessKesha Morant Williams Chapter 2: Temporal Reflections of UC Remission: An Autoethnography of Body Image & Acceptance Nicole Defenbaugh Chapter 3: A Semblance of Normalcy: Social Isolation and the Burden of Looking Well Hannah Thyberg Chapter 4: Transparency and Disclosure: Tools for Building Trust and Confidence Emily Pfender Chapter 5: An Unexpected Road to Discovery: Finding One’s Self in the Midst of Uncertainty Launick Saint-Fort Chapter 6: When Lifestage Matters: A Narrative Account of a Pregnancy-Related Invisible Illness Eletra Gilchrist Petty Chapter 7: Reframing Personal and Professional Identity in Connection to “Ability”Cerise L. Glenn Chapter 8: Duty, Honor, Country…sickness: Finding Strength in my Personal Battle with Gulf War IllnessElizabeth Desnoyer-Colas Chapter 9: Complicit in Concealing Illness: Black Women, Beauty, Identity, and Breast Cancer Annette Matlock Gatison Chapter 10: The Enemy at the Door: My Friend’s Silent Battle to Breast Cancer Wei Sun About the Contributors