allisonbuzard 's review for:

Sick: A Memoir by Porochista Khakpour

3.75

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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This memoir offered a painful exploration of the toll of chronic and undiagnosed illness. Well written and raw, the author invites readers into the painful world of complex chronic illness and the impacts of sexism, ableism (particularly around mental illness), and access on diagnosis and treatment. This wasn’t an easy read because the author wrote a realistic and painstaking diagnosis and nonlinear treatment story reflective of the realities of chronic illness. Recommend for cultivating empathy and confronting ableist ideas related to chronic illness.