Get Well Soon

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Ifyouwerediagnosedwithaconditionforwhichtherewasnoknowncure,whatwouldyoudo?
NickDuerdenisawriterandjournalist.Thisishismemoiraboutalongperiodofillhealth,andhowhewasforcedtoplunge,likeitornot,intotheoftenbewildering--butincreasinglyblossoming--worldofalternativetherapyinpursuitofacure.
Hefollowedstrictlyregimented,vitamin-richdiets,andswallowedallmannerofsupplements.Hesmearedhimselfincoarsemineralsalts,andgrewtepidinEpsomsaltbaths.Hevisitedenergypractitionersandspiritualgurus.Helearnedyoga,howtomeditate,tobreatheproperly,tofacehisfearsandmanagethenewanxietiesthoseveryfearshaddonesowelltoengender.Overthecourseofthreeyears,Nick'slifelongcynicismisgraduallyreplacedbyanopeneagernesstotryanything,ifnotquiteeverythingandindoingso,hestartsontheroadbacktohealth.
GetWellSoonisamemoirthatfocusesonthejourneyallofuswillatsomepointhavetoface:theabruptobligationtostartlivingbetter,wiser,healthier,tobekindertoourmindsandbodiesbyrealisingthatmindsandbodiesdorequirecare.It'saboutwhathappenstolifewhenyoubecomeill,becauseeverydaylifeisnevergoingtostopgoingaboutitschaoticbusiness.
Thisisnotaself-helpbook.Butitis,initsowncandid,unflinchingandstumblingway,amaplessguidetobelatedlylearningtolivewell,tonegotiatingaveryparticular,andalltoocommon,midlifecrisis.Itishonest,andfunny,andultimatelyoptimistic.Anditmightjustofferproofthatself-discovery,evenwhenitisenforcedself-discovery,isnobadthing.