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Finding Resilience
About this book
A story of survival and hope in the face of a debilitating illness
When thirteen-year-old Rachel Leland fell during a soccer game, she had no idea that her life was about to change forever. A seemingly simple injury to her wrist led to an outbreak of inexplicable, debilitating pain throughout her body, leaving her bedridden and needing a wheelchair. This set Rachel and her mother, Dorothy, on a quest to find relief from her agonizing symptoms. Refusing to accept the opinions of doctors who either claimed that she was "faking it" or that nothing could be done, Rachel at last found the underlying causeāchronic Lyme disease.
Rachel and her family were forced into a wildly different reality of long-distance doctor appointments, battles with unsupportive school and healthcare systems, and daily doses of IV medications. Throughout the ordeal, Rachel's mental health deteriorated as well, landing the teenager in a psychiatric hospital.
Based on the journal Rachel kept during her years battling Lyme and depression, this raw memoir chronicles Rachel's journey to becoming the strong, healthy woman she is today. Interspersed with Dorothy's insights, Finding Resilience is an unflinchingly honest and inspiring account of the struggles and triumphs they experienced together.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Authorsā Note
- Prologue
- Chapter 1: She Just Sits There
- Chapter 2: Attention-Seeking Behavior
- Chapter 3: Kryptonite
- Chapter 4: Iāll Put You Down for an 8
- Chapter 5: A Visit to Rachelās House
- Chapter 6: Soon It Will All Be Okay
- Chapter 7: Just a Fluke
- Chapter 8: Some Rabbits Need Wheelchairs
- Chapter 9: Sixty-Seven Is Too Many Pills
- Chapter 10: No One Cries Forever
- Chapter 11: Two-and-a-Half Inches Taller
- Chapter 12: The Next Ten Years . . . and Beyond
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors