![]() ![]() This book traces a history of women’s ill health and the treatment of it, for many years solely by a male medical profession. In my many years in the ‘kingdom of the sick’ and working as a counsellor for people with chronic ill health, I’ve noticed a major difference in how men and women, with exactly the same ailments, are treated. ![]() ![]() I’ve just had a week where even looking at this screen would be impossible because of optic neuritis. I just wake up, take the medication and see what I can manage that day. It’s a lot to deal with, and I truly don’t know how I’m going to wake up every morning. This is managed with injections in my spine for pain and a regular procedure my compressed nerves are severed to stop nerve pain radiating into my pelvis and legs. I was very lucky to be upright and walking, but scar tissue, muscle damage and deteriorating discs have caused so much stiffness and instability. I did a somersault and landed awkwardly, causing two fractures to my spine. I have been diagnosed with relapsing remitting Multiple Sclerosis for the past 25 years – ooh my silver anniversary, what do I get for that? Since then my health has deteriorated, mainly due to a back injury I sustained when I was 11. My interest in this book is twofold: first the cover made me stop and look because it reminded me of the art of Frida Kahlo, and secondly, I am an unwell woman. Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson (10 Jun. ![]()
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