Title: What doesn't kill you : a life with chronic illness-lessons from a body in revolt /
Authors: Miller, Tessa, 1988-
Year: 2021
Subjects: Miller, Tessa, Health.; Crohn's disease Patients New York (State) New York Biography.; MEDICAL / Internal Medicine.; Health.; New York (State) New York.
Abstract: "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"--
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.