"Here's the first thing I want you to understand: YOU ARE NOT ALONE."
If you've been sucker-punched by a terrifying diagnosis, you might feel alienated from the life you used to live. You feel foreign to the person you used to be. It's isolating, lonely, and scary. But other people have walked this road and are ready to hold your hand and guide you through it.
After thirty years of living with a chronic illness, and twenty-five years working with thousands of people managing a chronic or terminal disease, Brenda Snow is an authority on being a patient. Similar to the Grief Cycle, patients and caregivers tend to journey through a recognizable series of experiences as they cope with illness. With humor, candor, and expertise, Brenda offers a road map to help you regain your footing after a life-changing diagnosis. This book will inspire you to overcome the bumps in the road and recognize the amazing life still in front of you.
Brenda Snow has pioneered patient engagement for the life science industry with her agency, Snow Companies, which she leads as the founder and CEO. Grown out of Brenda's own experience as a patient with multiple sclerosis, Snow Companies, now part of Omnicom Health Group, employs more than 400 staff worldwide.
Under Brenda's leadership, Snow Companies has won over 200 awards, including PM360's Trailblazer Agency of the Year, Inc. magazine's Fastest Growing Private Companies, and AMCP's MarCom Award. PharmaVoice has repeatedly listed Brenda among the life science industry's most inspiring people, and numerous NGOs worldwide recognize her for the achievements she has won on behalf of the patient community.
Brenda is passionately involved in local and global humanitarian and artistic causes. She has served on various boards and mentored many individuals to help them escape dead ends and unlock their true potential.