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Surviving to Thriving: Living Your Best Life with a Hospitalized Child Kindle Edition

by Jessie Huisken (Author), Craig A. Brockman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
5.0 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

A concise and compassionate guide to navigating your child’s hospitalization. Filled with heartfelt tips, tricks, and hacks this book will help to sustain families and children throughout this complex and difficult time. In a simple and readable format this guide offers hope and concrete strategies for steering through the hospital maze.

Written by someone who not only has experience in pediatric social work but who learned first hand the pain and grueling challenges of long-term hospitalization with her child.

PART ONE: YOU, YOUR CHILD, AND A NEW NORMAL presents the most effective strategies to help our children, our families and ourselves stay as well-adjusted as possible to this new reality.
PART TWO: EFFECTIVE MEDICAL ADVOCACY shares tactics to help us be the best possible advocates for our child’s medical care.
PART THREE: HOSPITAL RESOURCES offers a variety of hospital resources that will be essential along this journey.

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    May 16, 2023
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C5KP9K4W
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 16, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.3 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 80 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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  1. Craig A. Brockman

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    CRAIG A. BROCKMAN loves the life and culture surrounding Lake Superior and the Great Lakes. He has been in the region and lived in the U.P. (Michigan's Upper Peninsula) while employed by the Indian Health Service, Lake Superior State University and at other facilities.

    In 2017, an article in the Ontonagon Herald chronicled the final 140-mile leg of his meandering 450-mile hike across the entire U.P. from the Drummond Island Ferry Dock in DeTour Village to a sandbar at the mouth of the Montreal River on the Wisconsin border.

    2023 saw the release of "Delirium Wilderness", a coming of age fantasy and roughly a prequel to "Dead of November: A Novel of Lake Superior": a far-reaching ghost story published in 2020. In 2022 he published “Curve of the Earth: A Novel of Lazarus": the spiritual journey of an immortal Lazarus. In 2007 his first novel was the middle grade “Marty and the Far Woodchuck”. He has been published in several short story anthologies and in 2023 co-wrote “Surviving To Thriving: Living Your Best Life with a Hospitalized Child”.

    Craig currently lives with his wife Sally in Tecumseh, Michigan.

    You can visit craigabrockman.com for more information or contact craig@craigabrockman.com.

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    Jessie Huisken has a BSW, and worked extensively in child welfare and hospital settings before earning her credentials as an Infant Toddler Developmental Specialist. She then worked as an independent developmental therapist until her daughter, Phinley's cancer diagnosis in 2021. For the following year, Jessie lived with Phinley in multiple pediatric hospitals across the US, until Phinley's passing in 2022, just hours before her 5th birthday.

    Jessie currently lives with her 2 surviving children, husband, and Bernedoodle in Florida, where she advocates and is actively working to raise money for Childhood Cancer research. To learn more about her efforts, please visit https://rallyfoundation.org/phinleys-phund/ .

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Customers find the book's information detailed and comprehensive, with one review noting it serves as an invaluable resource for parents of hospitalized children. The writing style receives positive feedback, with one customer highlighting how the author shares her personal story boldly.

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Customers find the book's information detailed and helpful, with one customer noting it serves as an invaluable resource for parents of hospitalized children.

"...Surviving and Thriving has a wealth of knowledge, helpful hints, and deep love of caring for Phinley...." Read more

"...I also found helpful info and ideas of many ways we can help and support the patient and the families; things they need and things to help make..." Read more

"...This book is so detailed and easy to follow. I cannot fathom having to go through any life changing with a child that is so sick...." Read more

"...It’s full of things I would have never considered thinking about as a nurse and helped put perspective on what the family’s of my patients are..." Read more

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Customers appreciate the writing style of the book, with one customer noting how it is written with love from the author's heart.

"...Thriving has a wealth of knowledge, helpful hints, and deep love of caring for Phinley...." Read more

"Excellent, well written book. Wonderful job Jessie. Your heart is in it. It gives helpful, useful info for the most difficult of times...." Read more

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Excellent, well written book. Wonderful job Jessie. Your heart is in it. It gives helpful, useful info for the most difficult of times. I also found helpful info and ideas of many ways we can help and support the patient and the families; things they need and things to help make their stay easier. Ways we friends can help a patient and family to … Live their best life while in hospital!
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  • Patti Adams
    5.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing Resource from a Loving Mother's Perspective on Caring For Her Child Who Was Full of Life.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2023
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    I purchased this book a while back, but, wanted to set aside some uninterrupted time to read. I know the family personally so I knew the pain would run deep while reading it. I will begin by saying I cannot even imagine how difficult this book must have been for Jessie to write in the midst of her pain, caring for and losing her only daughter. I purchased this book to use as a resource for any one I may come across who has a sick child (specifically one with any kind of cancer) to help them in their journey.

    This book has a “Wow” factor. I was blown away at how very detailed the information was. I particularly loved the chapter on “Making it Fun”, and how one can allow their child to be in control, since there are so many things during their time of illness they cannot control. Surviving and Thriving has a wealth of knowledge, helpful hints, and deep love of caring for Phinley. Even though there were no pictures included in the book (and this could have been because of privacy issues), you painted an adorable picture of who Phinley was and the little girl who transitioned from life to death. She touched so many lives, and she will live on forever in our hearts and spirit.

    To the author Jessie, may God always bless you, Travis, and the boys as you navigate through your new normal. You are an incredible person, a friend, and now I am proud to call you a best-selling author.
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    Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2023
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    Excellent, well written book. Wonderful job Jessie. Your heart is in it. It gives helpful, useful info for the most difficult of times.
    I also found helpful info and ideas of many ways we can help and support the patient and the families; things they need and things to help make their stay easier. Ways we friends can help a patient and family to … Live their best life while in hospital!
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    Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2023
    Excellent, well written book. Wonderful job Jessie. Your heart is in it. It gives helpful, useful info for the most difficult of times.
    I also found helpful info and ideas of many ways we can help and support the patient and the families; things they need and things to help make their stay easier. Ways we friends can help a patient and family to … Live their best life while in hospital!
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  • Lawanna L. Walthall
    5.0 out of 5 stars Informative and helpful details
    Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2023
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    When going through an unfamiliar and journey is quite a life altering process. This book is so detailed and easy to follow. I cannot fathom having to go through any life changing with a child that is so sick. I know this book was written with love from her heart to help others that are on a similar difficult journey. This book should be in every pediatric doctor’s office and office.
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  • Ashley
    5.0 out of 5 stars A must read!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2023
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    What a wonderful resource! I’m familiar with Phinley and her story and bought it to help me as a new grad nurse working in pediatrics. It’s full of things I would have never considered thinking about as a nurse and helped put perspective on what the family’s of my patients are dealing with. I keep it in my locker at work for a quick reference. It’s very comprehensive! A must buy for family and healthcare workers as well ❤️ I’m actually debating bulk buying for my hospital!
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  • Sheri Hoolsema
    5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely honest and helpful.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2023
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    This book is a must read and an invaluable resource for parents of a child who is hospitalized. Jessie is honest and bold in sharing her very personal story.
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  • Rina Thoma
    5.0 out of 5 stars Invaluable!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2023
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    Every pediatric hospital in America should have this book available for parents who have a hospitalized child! A wealth of knowledge and practical tips to make life easier for families experiencing uncharted territory.
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  • Jake
    5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST read
    Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2023
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    This books holds such valuable information that every family needs when navigating frequent hospitalizations and chronic illness!
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  • MEK
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful Book
    Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2023
    This book is well written. I bought two copies, thinking I would have one available to give someone, sometime, with a hospitalized child, and have already given that copy away. It contains a lot of information that will help parents and caregivers to feel empowered rather than overwhelmed. This is a much need resource!
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