What doesn't kill you : a life with chronic illness—lessons from a body in revolt /

"Tessa Miller was an ambitious twentysomething writer in New York City when, on a random fall day, her stomach began to seize up. At first, she toughed it out through searing pain, taking sick days from work, unable to leave the bathroom or her bed. But when it became undeniable that something...

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Main Author: Miller, Tessa, 1988- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
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