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Journey
through one family's turmoil caused by an
unexpected move and a sick child. The author tells
the true story of daughter Rebecca's mystery
illness and the back-story of the family's move to
Florida in a direct, humorous style. The book
includes interviews with experts in medicine and
psychology. Although Rebecca's problem was
physical, there was also an element of depression
brought on by the twelve-year-old's fear that no
one believed her pain was real. Even more bizarre
was the fact that the child named her pain "Earl"
and dealt with it as though it was an assailant.
Rebecca's
mystery illness affects over 86,000 American
children each year, and up-to-date information about
medical treatment is included in the text. As she
wrote the book, the author confronted fears about
her children, fears that began in her own childhood
with the death of her infant brother who died from
an undiagnosed illness. Day wrote Killing Earl at
the request of her daughter who says, “I hope nobody
ever has to deal with an Earl.
CONTENTS
Introduction, John V. Campo,
M.D.
Preface
I / Haunting parallels
II / Surprises
III / Seeing Jacksonville
IV / Whirlwind
V / Post 9/11
VI / Snow day
VII / Lost in a forest of
physicians
VIII / More tests
IX / Routines
X / Back on the table
XI / Emergency
XII / A friend in need
XIII / Last option
XIV / Meeting Earl
XV / Post-Op
XVI / RAP (recurrent abdominal
pain)
XVII / Baggage
XVIII / Every coin has a flip
side
XIX / Sister speaks
XX/ Full circle
XXI / Closing in on parallels
Sibling Blue
Disclaimer
Tips for the pro-active
patient
Useful Internet links
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