title: Transforming illness into choice: a spiritual perspective.
abstract: Illness is seen as the enemy in today's world, while spirituality might be considered counter-cultural. This article explores the positive attributes of illness seen through the eyes of spirituality. By identifying spiritual themes in a person's life, especially evident in times of illness, one may maximize the experience of illness for its benefit rather than its curse.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Human Sciences, St. Paul University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. barnes555@rogers.com
authors.lastname: Rev Peter Barnes
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003405:Creativity; D006801:Humans; D011037:Poetry as Topic; D011788:Quality of Life; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D020377:Self Efficacy; D029181:Spirituality