![]() ![]() Sick is Khakpour’s grueling, emotional journey-as a woman, an Iranian-American, a writer, and a lifelong sufferer of undiagnosed health problems-in which she examines her subsequent struggles with mental illness and her addiction to doctor prescribed benzodiazepines, that both aided and eroded her ever-deteriorating physical health. Several drug addictions, some major hospitalizations, and over $100,000 later, she finally had a diagnosis: late-stage Lyme disease. For most of that time, she didn’t know why. Sick: A MemoirĪ powerful, beautifully rendered memoir of chronic illness, misdiagnosis, addiction, and the myth of full recovery.įor as long as author Porochista Khakpour can remember, she has been sick. A set amount of digital copies of each book will be available to registered Access Center students based on financial need and their interest in the book. ![]() Every semester (excluding the summer months) the club will focus on one book discussing disability issues that can be easily accessible to all readers. This club creates a space for discussion, live chats, author Q&As and more. Join the Access Center for the Disability and Intersectionality Book Club! The Disability and Intersectionality Book Club is an online community that empowers the WSU students, faculty, and staff to support and advocate for disability issues through thought provoking discussions centered around disability literature. ![]()
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