· Book Review: Sick: A Memoir October 5, Blog, Book Review, memoir views As I read Sick: A Memoir by Porochista Khakpour, I couldn’t help but think about the normal progression of illness:Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins. · “Porochista Khakpour’s powerful memoir, Sick, reads like a mystery and a reckoning with a love song at its core. Humane, searching, and unapologetic, Sick is about the thin lines and vast distances between illness and wellness, healing and suffering, the body and the self. Khakpour takes us all the way in on her struggle toward health with an intelligence and intimacy that moved, informed, Brand: HarperCollins Publishers. · These words haunted me long after I finished reading Porochista Khakpour’s recent memoir, Sick. Khakpour hears them from an acupuncturist she encounters during her long road of seeking recovery from chronic illness. The question encompasses much of what the book is about. Ostensibly, it is about living with Lyme bltadwin.ruted Reading Time: 6 mins.
Sick: A Memoir by Porochista Khakpour Portrait of a difficult patient. By Christine Contillo, RN, BSN, PHNFebru. 3 min read. Share. There is an entire genre of literature about the experience of illness in which the author seeks to understand and explain the disease to themselves and to others. As a nurse who has a belief in. Sick. A Memoir. Porochista Khakpour. Available as Paperback, eBook, Downloadable audio. A devastating memoir of chronic illness, misdiagnosis, addiction and the myth of full recovery - already an online phenomenon in the USA in summer BuzzFeed's 33 Most Exciting New Books. Bustle's 28 Most Anticipated Non-fiction Books of Sick, Porochista Khakpour's third book and first memoir, is about struggling not just with the debilitating effects of Lyme disease, but also the incidental, interpersonal, and systemic conditions that exacerbate the effects—from misdiagnosis to post-traumatic stress, structural racism to addiction, financial instability to overmedication."I have been sick my whole life," Khakpour writes.
“Khakpour’s memoir demonstrates the power of survival in the midst of pain and uncertainty.” (The Millions) “One of the most highly-anticipated memoirs of , Sick by Porochista Khakpour is a harrowing account of the author’s physical, psychological, financial, and spiritual battle with late-stage Lyme disease.” (Bustle). Khakpour’s memoir demonstrates the power of survival in the midst of pain and uncertainty. The Millions. One of the most highly-anticipated memoirs of , Sick by Porochista Khakpour is a harrowing account of the author’s physical, psychological, financial, and spiritual battle with late-stage Lyme disease. Bustle. Recently, I fell asleep in bed reading Porochista Khakpour’s new memoir Sick, the story of her lifetime of physical and mental health crises that eventually leads to a diagnosis of late-stage Lyme disease. In that sleep, I had a terrifying dream that my skin suddenly ripped open between my second and third ribs, and while the air leaked out.
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