Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient: Reflections on Healing and Regeneration

Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient: Reflections on Healing and Regeneration by Cousins, Norman. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780393041903.

A special hardcover gift edition of the New York Times bestseller: Norman Cousinss phenomenal bestseller on illness overcome and the triumph of the human spirit. The premise of Norman Cousinss enormously influential work is that the human mind is capable of promoting the bodys capacity for combating illness and healing itself even when faced with a seemingly hopeless medical predicament. The author recounts his personal experiences while working in close collaboration with his doctor to overcome a crippling and supposedly irreversible disease, and illustrates the life-saving and ultimately life-prolonging benefits to be gained by taking responsibility for ones own well-being. Cousinss story is inspirational reading for anyone contending with a serious illness.