What Doesn't Kill You
A Life with Chronic Illness-lessons from a Body in Revolt
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2021.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xiii, 302 pages ; 23 cm
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Author's note -- Blood -- Doctors -- The most important poop of your life -- Our grief -- Old trauma, new trauma -- Partners -- Family -- Ghosts -- Just a little longer -- The brain and the self -- Fight or flight -- Friends -- A pox -- Work -- Very, very not normal -- Seven secrets -- Thirty-eight experiences of joy.
Subjects:
Miller, Tessa, 1988- -- Health.
Crohn's disease -- Patients -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Miller, Tessa, 1988- -- Health.
Crohn's disease -- Patients -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781250751454
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Miller, Tessa | Blythewood | Biography | Out (Due: 6/14/2024) |
Includes bibliographical references and index.