I feel like, especially these days, long illness has become synonymous with long covid - and while long covid is a long illness, this book places it’s focus on the in general long illness (or chronic illness or whatever else you want to call it). We get common symptoms of long illness along with questions for us to ponder or ask our doctor, all kinds of different things to try with a focus on an approach that isn’t strictly medication and I appreciate that. 

I also enjoy that many times the authors mention to just skip to what you need - the book will always be there to go back to if you need other things. This is helpful as it is quite an info dump and if I was reading this with the intention of using it to help (rather than as the arc it is) it would be incredibly overwhelming to read through everything in here to sort out what applies to me. The chapter titles are straightforward and to the point and each chapter breaks down the symptom medically and then talks about it in layman’s terms followed by potential solutions and a reminder to consult your doctor before starting new treatments. 

I feel like this is responsibly written, well researched and personable. I definitely believe this could be a useful resource for long illness sufferers. 

Thanks to both Hachette Books and NetGalley for the advanced reader copies!