
What Doesn't Kill You
A Life with Chronic Illness - Lessons from a Body in Revolt
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Tessa Miller
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Tessa Miller
A riveting and candid account of a young journalist's awakening to a life of chronic illness, weaving together her personal story with reporting to shed light on how Americans live with long-term diagnoses today.
Tessa Miller was an ambitious 20-something writer in New York City when, on a random fall day, her stomach began to seize up. At first, she tried to push through the searing pain, taking time off work and staying home, glued to the toilet. But when it became glaringly apparent something was wrong, Miller gave in to her family's requests and went to the hospital - and thus started a years-long personal nightmare that included procedures, misdiagnoses, and life-threatening infections. Once Miller was finally correctly diagnosed with Crohn's disease, she had yet another new battle to face: accepting that she will, in truth, never get better.
Today, three in five adults in the United States suffer from a chronic ailment, whether the illness is endometriosis, IBD, IBS, Crohn's, ulcerative colitis, asthma, depression, anxiety, diabetes, or any other chronic ailment. However, despite the prevalence of these illnesses and the impact they have on just about everyone - whether the sufferer is a colleague, a loved one, or you personally - there remains an air of shame and isolation around the topic. Millions endure these diseases alone, not only physically but also emotionally, balancing the stress of relationships and work amidst the ever-looming threat of health complications.
Moving from Miller's maddening yet all too relatable experience into a deeper look at how the medical community handles chronic illness, What Doesn't Kill You exposes the realities of what it means to accept a lifetime diagnosis, pushing past the good, the bad, and the ugly to offer wisdom and solidarity for those trying to make sense of it all.
This audiobook includes a PDF of resources from the appendix of the book.
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This book gave me some peace. I so enjoyed listening to it, I could identify with everything the author talked about. I realize how lucky I am to have a wonderful supportive family and friends that are always there for me.
Wonderful Book
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living with crohn’s disease
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Excellent Illness Memoir
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The second part of the book is the journalistic part where the author basically explains everything you need to know when living with such an illness, from insurance info, to relating to friends and family, to expectations of a good doctor, to even what to expect sexually, and more. It's very complete and a great reference, though I think the good doctor part has pretty high expectations, not realizable where I live. This second aspect of the book seems to take up most of the listening time, so that's something to be aware of going in. Seems like it could have been a second book. Definitely recommended.
Glad I don't have Crohn's disease
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Enlightening, funny, emotional. Like listening to a friend.
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The complete Narrative
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thank you!
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Thank you for this book!
Relatable and profound
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