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Making the Most of Bed Rest : Tips, Tools, and Resources for a Rewarding Recovery from Any Heal...

ISBN: 9781936740161 | 1936740168

Edition: 1st
Format: Trade Paper
Publisher: Viva Editions
Pub. Date: 1/15/2013

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For the more than one million people who face an extended period of bed rest every year, this practical and reassuring guide turns recuperation into a productive and rewarding experience. Forced to spend months in bed during her first pregnancy, author Barbara Edelston Peterson knows what it takes to triumph over a drawn-out confinement. Find out how to transform a bed into "Command Central" � beat loneliness by staying connected to the world via family, friends, and the Internet; plan weekly and daily schedules of tasks and events; start perso... MOREnal projects like reading, learning a craft, or volunteering;?create special quality time in bed with your children; and maintain a warm relationship with your partner. With firsthand accounts of people who have successfully come through a long-term confinement, plus helpful appendices offering sources for more information and support, Making the Most of Bed Rest transforms confinement into productive and fulfilling contentment.

When your doctor prescribes a long-term bedrest, it doesn't have to mean endless hours of staring at television or the walls. For the more than one million people who face an extended period of bedrest, here's a practical and reassuring self-help guide to turn recuperation into a productive and rewarding experience. Forced to spend months in bed during her first pregnancy, author Barbara Edelston Peterson knows what it takes to survive--even triumph--over the challenge of a drawn-out confinement. MAKING THE MOST OF BEDREST spells out everything you need to be healthy and happy during your stay in bed. Find out how to: Transform your bed into "Command Central" with a phone, laptop and accessories Beat loneliness by staying connected to the world via family, friends and the Internet Plan weekly and daily schedules of tasks and events Start personal projects: reading, learning a craft or taking on simple volunteer work Create special quality time in bed with your children with games and picnics Maintain a warm and stable relationship with your partner With first-hand accounts of people who have successfully come through a long-term confinement plus helpful appendices offering sources for more information and support, MAKING THE MOST OF BEDREST is a one-of-a-kind reference that transforms confinement into productive and self-fulfilling contentment.

For the thousands of people who face an extended period of bed rest, here is a practical and reassuring self-help guide to turning recuperation into a productive and rewarding experience. Readers will learn how to beat loneliness; plan weekly and daily schedules; start personal projects such as learning a craft; and maintaining warm and stable relationships. Includes first-hand accounts of people who have successfully come through a long-term confinement, plus helpful appendices offering sources for more information and support.

Barbara Edelston Peterson is an author, motivational speaker, sports psychologist, and champion triathlete. Also the author of The Bed Rest Survival Guide and a contributor to Ms. Fitness Magazine, Triathlete Magazine, Women's Health, and HerSports, she lives in Berkeley, CA.

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