Sick For Kids

Isabel has one rule: no dating. It's easier. It's safer. It's better...for the other person. She's got issues. She's got secrets. She's got rheumatoid arthritis. But then she meets another sick kid. He's got a chronic illness Isabel's never heard of, something she can't even pronounce. He understands what it means to be sick. He understands her more than her healthy friends. He understands her more than her own father, who's a doctor.

One in two children suffer from a chronic or recurring illness. If you feel stuck in a cycle of recurrent antibiotic use, missed school, sleepless nights and ER visits, Dr. Sheila Kilbane can help. In?this book, integrative pediatrician Sheila Kilbane, MD, shares the methodology she's developed...

You can be healed right now, right where you are. Your prayer can work miracle if you know how to pray the right way. Are you suffering from afflictions as a result of sickness, diseases and demonic oppression? You can destroy infirmities and diseases and get healed right now. It doesn’t matter if that disease is terminal or deadly. The devil can attack the important organs in your body and try to reduce you to a walking corpse. Don't be afraid. The power of God can bring instant healing, deliverance and restoration into your life. The secrets and powerful prayers contained in this book ...

Sometimes in life when a person needs some help, it may be for a minor issue we feel a friend or a family member can handle, or a major problem requiring the help of a higher power. Whatever the life challenges, God can address them all. When we turn to God for help or guidance, we need to know what to say and how to say it. In this book of Daily Prayers, you will find a prayer solution to your problem. Prayers provided, including prayers for such things as protection, healing, repentance, and guidance. It will open your mind to receive God’s intervention and have a glorious victory ...

As one of the few pediatric palliative care doctors in the United States, Bob Macauley was used to people saying, “I’m so glad I don’t have your job.” To which he would explain that palliative care is more about living than dying, then offer to share some of the inspiring stories he witnessed on a daily basis. He might mention that also being an Episcopal priest helped him console people in the hardest situations. But he never revealed the true reason for his career choice: he didn’t want anyone else to hurt the way he had when he was a kid.

He's spent years in the shadows. One production is about to change everything. Elijah Reyes has it figured out. As Clayridge High's lighting technician, he controls the show from the safety of the tech booth — close enough to the stage to feel part of it, invisible enough to stay safe. With a traditional Latino family who don't know who he really is, a cousin whose hollow eyes serve as a daily warning, and 547 days standing between him and graduation, the system works. Then Ms. Ortiz arrives from New York City with Doc Martens, strong opinions, and a gender-neutral production of Romeo & ...

When Lucky learns why he’s been feeling so ill, he takes Mr. Pickle on a big, fun, snowy adventure before telling his little brother what the future holds for both of them. A story that deals with the difficult subject of illness, endings, but also hope. A chapter book for kids 8-12! The Rainbow Bridge, the eighth book in The Adventures of Lucky and Mr. Pickle series, finds Lucky getting some very bad news about why he’s been feeling so ill. Before telling his brother of his fate, Lucky takes Mr. Pickle on a thrilling snowy adventure – a day of sledding! During their slippery outing, ...

New York Times-bestselling author Ron Powers offers a searching, richly researched narrative of the social history of mental illness in America paired with the deeply personal story of his two sons' battles with schizophrenia. From the centuries of torture of "lunatiks" at Bedlam Asylum to the...

Have you ever experienced a sickness that keeps coming repeatedly? Are you struggling to keep a long time relationship? Do you experience hindrances at the point of getting a job, an appointment or business breakthrough? Do you notice a particular negative pattern running in your life or family? Many people today suffer from certain diseases and demonic attacks repeatedly. They never maintain a stable job or keep a meaningful relationship. This book “Deliverance from Stagnation and Evil Family Patterns” is a deliverance manual that helps you overcome demonic attack, evil sickness, ...

For those who care for chronically ill children, a new understanding of hope that equips adults to better nurture pediatric hope among sick kids—articulated by the children themselves As anyone with a chronic illness knows, hope can sometimes be hard to come by. For parents and caregivers of...

Recently updated! A must read for every 21st Century parent! You've heard of diseases that affect the mind and the body, but what about diseases that affect the soul? Looking at the CDC's list of most dangerous diseases, you will not find any such diseases listed. Do not be fooled, however, for these diseases exist. In fact, their contagion levels may be reaching epidemic proportions among our children and teens. For as surely as the young are most susceptible to physical disease, so it is with diseases of the soul. What are these diseases that seek after our children's souls? How can we ...

THE BEST SICK DAY EVER and the animals in the zoo feature in this striking picture book debut. Friends come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. In Amos McGee's case, all sorts of species, too! Every day he spends a little bit of time with each of his friends at the zoo, running races with the...

Readers can watch Pinkalicious and Peterrific on the funtastic PBS Kids TV series Pinkalicious & Peterrific! #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Kann is back with a new I Can Read story featuring Pinkalicious! Pinkalicious gets to be Principal for a Day because she has perfect...

From Jenny Lee, writer on the Disney Channel show Shake It Up!, the number-one-rated kids' show in the country, this feel-good middle-grade novel is about a sickly boy whose life is turned upside down when he gets a therapy dog . . . who can talk! Benji Wendell Barnsworth is a small ten-year-old...

A guide to helping you begin the conversation with your child about chronic illness in the family. Helping your child with the often confusing, scary, and difficult process of loving someone who has a chronic illness.

Eddie Gets A Bug is a heartwarming and educational story that helps young children understand what happens when they get sick. When Eddie starts feeling under the weather, he’s confused—until Mommy gently explains that a virus has entered his body. Together with his curious brother Freddy, Eddie embarks on a fun, kid-friendly journey to learn how germs work and how the body fights back to feel better again. Perfect for children ages 3–8, this beautifully illustrated book uses simple language and comforting explanations to ease fears about illness. Parents, teachers, and caregivers ...

What's worse, betraying your best friend, or losing your home? Poppy Parker is between a rock and a hard spot. Her new life with Detective Trey Brannigan and his mom is going great until a shy, lonely neighbor girl crashes her bicycle right outside their front yard. As the girls develop a friendship, Poppy is stunned to learn that Presley is harboring a dangerous secret that could cost an innocent life if revealed. Fighting her instinct to confide in Trey, Poppy nervously promises to keep quiet. But as more details emerge, she's soon facing an impossible choice--expose the secret at the ...

From Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell comes a cozy, magical nighttime adventure, where a child discovers the mysterious, miniature world beyond his bedroom walls. ​ Sent home from school earlier in the day with a fever, George awakens in the middle of the night to discover a cricket...