Two worlds, one life: Narrative spaces of identity between health and illness

Sally J E Sargeant, Harriet Gross, David Middleton

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Abstract

This paper reports a component of a larger study how adolescents adapt to chronic illness. The condition in question was Inflammatory Bowel Disease(IBD), a meducak term used for two donitions, ulcerative colitis and Chrohn's disease. Ulcerations appear on the bowel and digestive organs, which result in urgency to defecate, rectal bleeding, abdominal pain and loss of energy.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNarrative, memory and identities
EditorsD Robinson, P Fisher, T Yeadon-Lee, S.J. Robinson, P Woodcock
Place of PublicationHuddersfield
PublisherUniversity of Huddersfield Press
Pages95
Number of pages103
ISBN (Print)978-1-86218-073-4
Publication statusPublished - 2009

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