[.ca] The Complete Crohnie Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for ... (ISBN 0971887101)

Excellent book, Easy to Understand:
This book is an excellent source of information for Crohn's Disease. Mr. Pilkington has done a tremendous amount of research and obviously became well versed on the disease. What made this book better than most I have read is that it was a very easy read. I was able to read the entire book in a very short time and once I started, I did not want to put it down. His book is written in an easy to understand English and for the first time I did not have to go to other sources of information to understand what was being said in this book. The information is presented in a positive, concise and defined format. His upbeat attitude regarding a battle that he cannot win, only maintain was refreshing. Mr. Pilkington's presentation of the medications, non-steriods and vitamin / supplement chapters were excellent in both the accuracy and importance of the many medications a Crohn's disease patient must take. I also found the chapter on "women" and "depression" very helpful. This is a "must read" book for anyone who has Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis.

Thank you for the book:
I showed up at Mr. Pilkington's home unexpected and he and his wife were very cordial and listened to my cousin's dilemma and her bout with crohns disease. After about an hour of my story, Mr. Pilkington graciously offered me a book and signed it for my cousin. My cousin has had Mr. Pilkington's book for about 12 weeks. She has been able to eat foods that Mr. Pilkington describes in his book with much success and she is gaining weight and is feeling much better. Simply put, Mr. Pilkington tolerated my showing up unannounced, listened to my story, gave me a book, signed it and gave me his cell phone number. Then he told me that my cousin could call him anytime to talk about the problems she was dealing with. Mr. Pilkington's book is very well written and Mr. Pilkington and his wife are some of the nicest people I have ever met. When I showed up unannounced at their home and they took the time to talk to me, it was a true showing that Mr. Pilkington is really concerned about helping people with crohns disease. I would like to personally thank Mr. Pilkington and his wife for being so cordial and friendly when they did not have to be, and, I would like to thank him for being concerned about my cousins health. Thank you Mr. Pilkington. I appreciate the time you spent with me and I will recommend you and your book to everyone and anyone that I know that has crohns disease