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"A novel about a crumbling marriage resurrected in the face of illness, and a family's struggle to come to terms with disease, dying, and the cost of medical care in modern America"--Provided by publisher.

"As an unusual illness plagues Russian public official Ivan Ilyich, his life is forever changed as he deals with doctors who cannot diagnose or treat him, as well as a certain death sentence." --

"Amid a starkly beautiful but uncanny landscape in New Mexico, a married couple from Cambridge, MA takes residency at a distinguished academic institute. When the husband is stricken with a mysterious illness, misdiagnosed at first, their lives are uprooted and husband and wife each embarks upon a nightmare journey. At thirty-seven, Michaela faces the terrifying prospect of widowhood - and the loss of Gerard, whose identity has greatly shaped her...

While she is sick in bed, a little girl dreams of riding on herfavorite merry-go-round.

Danny's parents and friends make sure he has a happy Halloween even though a cold prevents him from going trick-or-treating.

One winter day the rabbit children build the biggest snow rabbitin the world, making it tall enough to be seen by their brotherwho is inside with a bad cold.

Celestine the mouse takes very good care of Ernest the bear while he is sick.

Elizabeth envies her brother the pampered treatment he gets whenhe is sick in bed. Then she gets sick too,

Jack, the rabbit, tries to make his friend Rick, a sick bear, feel better.