5/9/2023 0 Comments Sick porochista khakpour![]() ![]() As someone who lives with chronic illness, I had been waiting for this book for a long time. I waited feverishly in bed for the exact moment on a June morning when my pre-ordered book would be delivered to my e-reader. But it is also about seeking a diagnosis, facing up to the medical industry, and finding home - perhaps all questions of naming. Ostensibly, it is about living with Lyme disease. The question encompasses much of what the book is about. ![]() ![]() Khakpour hears them from an acupuncturist she encounters during her long road of seeking recovery from chronic illness. These words haunted me long after I finished reading Porochista Khakpour’s recent memoir, Sick. In the background are trees, buildings and the blue sky. Description: A person wearing a red and yellow sari stands towards the left of the image, head turned, looking forward. ![]()
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