Why Does Mommy Hurt? Coming Late May 2014!

Why Does Mommy Hurt?  

Helping kids cope with having a parent or caregiver with chronic pain, Fibromyalgia, or autoimmune disease

all rights reserved, copyright 2014

copyright 2014, Elizabeth M. Christy 

By: Elizabeth M. Christy

Illustrated by: James G. Miller

"This is a beautifully illustrated book which helps children understand the experience of their parents' chronic illness or pain.  This book helps open up communication about some of the most common problems for those with a chronically ill parent-child relationship, including fatigue, forgetfulness and frustration.  I advise it for all of you parents of small children out there with Fibromyalgia or chronic pain!"
 -Dr.Kent Smalley, Mychronicpain.com


"This book will help millions!"
- Jan Chambers, President of  The National Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Association (NFMCPA)  *A portion of the books proceeds will benefit the NFMCPA!

WhyDoesMommyHurt.com

Living with chronic pain or illness is hard enough, but how do you explain it to children? This beautifully illustrated book is a joyful, yet honest, portrayal of family life burdened with the problem of chronic illness.  This is a delightful story told from the point of view of a young boy learning to understand and cope with his mother’s Fibromyalgia and chronic pain. The story is told in a way that creates natural opportunities for the family to talk about both the symptoms of chronic illness (such as pain, frustration, fatigue, and memory problems) and how they affect family life. Even more importantly, this story puts power into the hands of the children in these families by validating and giving a voice to their feelings, explaining chronic pain in a way they can understand, providing a model for thinking and acting positively, and showing them how they could help a loved one afflicted by chronic pain.  This book is appropriate for the families of young children who have a parent or caregiver experiencing any of a wide-variety of illnesses associated with chronic pain, such as: Lupus, Lyme Disease, ME, CFS, Fibromyalgia, Arthritis, Autoimmune Disease, Multiple Sclerosis and many others. It also includes a helpful "tips & resources" section for parents, which provides information and urls to support parents, like inspire.com and myinvisiblelife.net.

My son talking about his mommies new book!

The paperback is $9.95 on Amazon.com, and the eBook is $3.95. Both also available on parentswithpain.com/shop

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