Lightening the Shadow COVID-19 long haulers, you need to read this book! If you’d rather read a novella about family building, see my announcement below
Imagine that just as your adult life is starting, what starts as a cold leads to inability to concentrate, digestive problems, and muscle twitches. You feel like you're fifty years older and unplugged in crushing darkness. How do you rebuild your life and remain useful to others?
Lightening the Shadow: Diagnosing and Learning to Live with an Invisible Chronic Illness is my memoir. By sharing my experiences and lessons learned, I mean to shine a light for my fellow patients and people without diagnoses and to enlighten healthy people, especially doctors, about my particular illness.
"Filled with wisdom, practical advice, and a detailed illustration of what patients experience." —Leonard A. Jason, PhD, Professor of Psychology, DePaul University
This is a top book for people with long COVID. Review it on Goodreads!
NEW: I'm revising a novella, tentatively titled The Sisterhood of Motherhood, with a protagonist who pursues surrogacy for her sister-in-law and brother and builds up the strength and relationships of her entire family. Watch the blog for updates! If you're a book marketer or cover designer, get in touch with me so that we can collaborate on this novella!
Resources for People Who Have ME/CFS or Fibromyalgia
Murphree, Rodger H. Treating and Beating Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 5th ed. Birmingham, AL: Harrison and Hampton Publishing, 2013. (Disclosure: I copyedited this edition.)