Porochista Khaoukpur - A gyógyulás útja - Harc a Lyme-kórral

A powerful, beautifully written memoir about a chronic illness, diagnostic errors, addictions, and the myth of complete recovery. For as long as the author, Porochista Khakpour, can remember, she has been sick all her life, and for a long time she didn't know why. After developing an addiction to several types of drugs, numerous hospital treatments and spending hundreds of thousands of dollars later, the diagnosis was finally born: late-stage Lyme disease. The volume presents Khakpour's emotional journey full of suffering. As a woman, an Iranian-American citizen, a writer, and a lifelong patient with undiagnosed health problems, the author was exposed to the physiological and psychological effects of uncertainty throughout her adult life, and then faced the challenge of a final diagnosis. This book is a story of survival, pain and transformation in which
the author speaks frankly about the crippling effect of the disease on a woman's life, and not only highlights the flaws of the malfunctioning healthcare system, but also boldly questions our understanding of narratives about diseases.