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Starred Review from Publishers Weekly. "It''s a revealing visualization of a rare, ''depersonalizing'' condition and how Sweeney finds ''drops of disabled joy whenever I can.'' Sweeney''s subtle and elegant art reflects the nuance of her moment-to-moment struggle."

An evocative and heartfelt graphic memoir about the challenges of living with a progressive disability.

When Maria Sweeney was young, she kept count of her broken bones. As she grew older, she stopped. Living with Bruck syndrome, a rare progressive condition that gives her very brittle bones and joint abnormalities, meant that those numbers climbed and climbed.

Today, she struggles every day, living in an often-inaccessible world. As an ambulatory wheelchair user, ordinary actions like entering a building, sitting at a café, or holding a cup of tea can be drastically different for her than for others.

With lush illustrations, Maria tells the story of her lif

Brittle Joints

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    A Paperback by Maria Sweeney

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      Publisher: Street Noise Books
      Publication Date: 1/8/2024
      ISBN13: 9781951491260, 978-1951491260
      ISBN10: 1951491262
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Starred Review from Publishers Weekly. "It''s a revealing visualization of a rare, ''depersonalizing'' condition and how Sweeney finds ''drops of disabled joy whenever I can.'' Sweeney''s subtle and elegant art reflects the nuance of her moment-to-moment struggle."

      An evocative and heartfelt graphic memoir about the challenges of living with a progressive disability.

      When Maria Sweeney was young, she kept count of her broken bones. As she grew older, she stopped. Living with Bruck syndrome, a rare progressive condition that gives her very brittle bones and joint abnormalities, meant that those numbers climbed and climbed.

      Today, she struggles every day, living in an often-inaccessible world. As an ambulatory wheelchair user, ordinary actions like entering a building, sitting at a café, or holding a cup of tea can be drastically different for her than for others.

      With lush illustrations, Maria tells the story of her lif

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