A review by cozylittlebrownhouse
Are You My Guru?: How Medicine, Meditation & Madonna Saved My Life by Wendy Shanker

4.0

Wendy Shanker experiences hell as she is diagnosed with Wegner's disease, an extremely rare autoimmune disorder yet conveys her tale in a way that is humorous (love the Madonna song titles as chapter headings), reflective, and brave. Anyone who has experienced a life-changing medical condition will find many parts of this book to ring true - how others relate or do not relate to you, trying to fight your body in a battle that can't be won - only tamed, attempting to live the life you once had, grasping at anything that resembles normalcy, experiencing days that you just want to curl up in a ball and cease to exist. I have been there, and this book brought me some solace. People read for entertainment; people read to make connections. This book jumped out at me at the perfect time in my life, and I find Shanker to be inspirational in her fight.