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18%OFFAnia Bula - Young, Sick, and Invisible: A Skeptic’s Journey with Chronic Illness - 9781634310734 - V9781634310734
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Young, Sick, and Invisible: A Skeptic’s Journey with Chronic Illness

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Description for Young, Sick, and Invisible: A Skeptic’s Journey with Chronic Illness Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; BM; VFDW; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Drawing on her own deeply personal experiences, Ania Bula explores what it is like to live with unseen chronic disabilities. She paints a vibrant picture of what it is like to be diagnosed with two life-long debilitating conditions as a young adult and relates the challenges and frustrations of dealing with predatory alternative medicine practitioners, arrogant doctors, indifferent bureaucracies, and well-meaning friends and family who always seem to say either the wrong thing—or nothing at all. As she discovered, suddenly everyone's aunt is a health expert and everyone's fad diet a cure. Making matters worse, her physical torment quickly translated ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Pitchstone Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781634310734
SKU
V9781634310734
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About Ania Bula
Ania Bula is a disabled, queer, wibbly-wobbly gendery-wendery, social justice activist who is pro-choice, pro-sex work, and manages to say all that in one breath. She writes about a variety of issues including atheism, sex and sexology, psychology, social justice, and her own struggles with body and health issues. She lives in Ottawa with her wife, two cats, three turtles, ... Read more

Reviews for Young, Sick, and Invisible: A Skeptic’s Journey with Chronic Illness
"The personal is political, and in Young, Sick, and Invisible , Ania Bula drills down into both. Whether she's writing about medical neglect, victim-blaming, invisibility, or woo and snake-oil medicine, she tells her story with intensity, precision, and a clarity that resonates. If you want better understanding and greater compassion for people dealing with disabilities, I urge you to read ... Read more

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