This brilliant essay from Electric Lit is a gem. It's affirming, easy to read, longish and mentions ME & Jen Brea. WARNING - I fell in love with the author. You just might too. https://electricliterature.com/why-doctors-like-me-need-to-read-chronic-illness-memoirs/ Why Doctors Like Me Need to Read Chronic Illness Memoirs It's important for us to listen to patients' stories, even the ones where we don't come off looking very good https://electricliterature.com/why-doctors-like-me-need-to-read-chronic-illness-memoirs/ Edited for layout.
"patients looking to make sense of a complicated illness experience are left to do so on their own" Indeed, and we've got some twenty thousand discussions here on s4me to prove this. And counting... (although we're not completely on our own… thank you Professor Edwards and the few others who happen to be doctors or researchers here)