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Should be read by anyone with a body. . . . Relentlessly researched and undeniably smart.
The New York Times

Named one of BuzzFeed''s Best Books of 2021

What Doesn't Kill You is the riveting account of a young journalist's awakening to chronic illness, weaving together personal story and reporting to shed light on living with an ailment forever.

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 was seriously wrong, Miller gave in to family pressure and went to the hospitalbeginning a yearslong nightmare of procedures, misdiagnoses, and life-threatening infections. Once she was finally correctly diagnosed with Crohn's disease, Miller faced another battle: accepting that sh

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      Publisher St Martin's Press
      Published 1 February 2022
      ISBN-13 9781250751478
      978-1250751478
      ISBN-10 1250751470
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      Autobiography: science, technology and medicine Coping with / advice about illness and specific health conditions Gastroenterology

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Should be read by anyone with a body. . . . Relentlessly researched and undeniably smart.
      The New York Times

      Named one of BuzzFeed''s Best Books of 2021

      What Doesn't Kill You is the riveting account of a young journalist's awakening to chronic illness, weaving together personal story and reporting to shed light on living with an ailment forever.

      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 was seriously wrong, Miller gave in to family pressure and went to the hospitalbeginning a yearslong nightmare of procedures, misdiagnoses, and life-threatening infections. Once she was finally correctly diagnosed with Crohn's disease, Miller faced another battle: accepting that sh

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