Part illness memoir, part self-help book, and part manifesto, it was an odd blend of genres with a narrative arc that didn’t quite match anything I’ve ever read. Ramey bounded through it all with an exuberance that defies her myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (one of Ramey’s many diagnoses).
Tag: chronic pain
Book Review: Pain Woman Takes Your Keys, and Other Essays from a Nervous System
Sonya Huber’s book, Pain Woman Takes Your Keys, and Other Essays from a Nervous System, is a remarkable accomplishment. There were many points in this book where I felt the thrill of hearing someone say the thing you wanted to say, only better.
There’s a Chronic Pain Narrative, and I’m Off Script
Illnesses are supposed to follow a narrative arc. You get sick, you get treated, you get better. Except, sometimes chronic pain departs from this pattern.