title: Five Incredible Gifts of a Life-Changing Illness.
abstract: Life-changing illness or experiencing a catastrophic injury changes one's outlook on life. This is a story of one case manager's journey.
authors.affiliation: Anne Llewellyn, MS, BHSA, RN-BC, CCM, CRRN, is a health care leader with 40 years of experience as a critical care nurse, case manager, educator, digital journalist, and cancer patient. Anne is the author of Nurse Advocate, a health care blog that provides information to consumers, caregivers, and health care professionals to improve the delivery of care. Anne has written and lectured nationally and internationally on case management, patient advocacy, and care coordination.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Llewellyn
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D006797:Housekeeping, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000523:psychology*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations