Chronically ill people don't always talk about it.
Until now.
Spanning different ages, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, and diagnoses, forty-two authors from around the world open up in fifty true stories about their chronic illnesses and their search for answers, poor treatment by doctors, strained relationships with loved ones, self-doubt, and more.
They share the warmth of support from family and friends, the triumph of learning coping mechanisms, and finding ways .