My Imaginary Illness

by Chloë G.K. Atkins

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At age twenty-one, Chloë Atkins began suffering from a mysterious illness, the symptoms of which rapidly worsened. Paralyzed for months at a time, she frequently required intubation and life support. She eventually became quadriplegic, dependent both on a wheelchair and on health professionals who refused to believe there was anything physically wrong with her. When test after test returned inconclusive results, Atkins's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801448875
• ISBN13: 9780801448874
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: ILR Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher