Select a particular chronic or life threatening disease from the list below:

• Cancer (specify type)
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Chronic Renal Failure
• Cirrhosis

Map the disease course including:

• Usual presentation and common signs/symptoms at diagnosis
• Usual course of treatment (helpful to break it down into first line treatment, second line treatment, etc)
• Which of the three common disease trajectories reviewed does this particular illness falls under?
• Common reasons for hospital admission

Copy and paste your disease choice at the top of your post.

Your initial post must be a minimum of 150 – 300 words. Make sure your post shows evidence that you have completed and understood the readings for this week by using the theories/concepts that were covered and by adding quotes and examples from the text that help you answer the question.

– David’s Cancer Video Blog #9: Reflection on Lessons Learned From Chemotherapy (see link below)

video url: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HIfiFrnvhs&feature=youtu.be

– David’s Cancer Video Blog #11: Cancer Journey Coping Strategies (see link below)

video url: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TklCgIeVGMk