TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - A rare kind of light at the end of a rare kind of tunnel: trauma of a life-altering, chronic, degenerative disease and its redemption
JO  - Journal of loss and trauma
A1  - Rodrigo, Lasantha
SP  - 584
EP  - 591
VL  - 19
IS  - 6
N2  - Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, degenerative neurological disease that traumatizes and retraumatizes victims. As a result of the absence of a human perpetrator and collectivity of experience, this trauma tends to be highly internalized. The trajectory of the disease ultimately results in absolute disillusionment in all systems that sustain life. While recovery might not be possible in the face of a degenerative, chronic illness, the patient may be able to find redemption by focusing on greater truths and little joys, which in turn could place him or her on a higher plane.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1532-5024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2013.817233
ID  - ref1
ER  -