Communication Arts: Faculty Publications

Duty, Honor, Country…Sickness: Finding Strength in My Personal Battle with Gulf War Illness

Document Type

Contribution to Book

Publication Date

2018

Publication Title

Reifying Women's Experiences with Invisible Illness: Illusions, Delusions, Reality

ISBN

978-1-4985-5101-4

Abstract

Georgia Southern University faculty member Elizabeth F. Desnoyers-Colas authored "Duty, Honor, Country…Sickness: Finding Strength in My Personal Battle with Gulf War Illness" in Reifying Women's Experiences with Invisible Illness: Illusions, Delusions, Reality.

Book Summary: Reifying Women's Experiences with Invisible Illness: Illusions, Delusions, Reality provides a platform that recognizes that the experience of invisible illness is greatly influenced by context and personal circumstance. The contributors to this book include women who exude diversity as it relates to race and ethnicity, career, religious experience, education, social support, and interpersonal relationships. From recent college graduates to senior level professionals, these women share stories that create a space to advocate on behalf of the individual who is chronically ill rather than focusing on the often privileged perspective of medical professionals.

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