{"product_id":"uncomfortably-numb-meredith-obrien-9781948018708","title":"Uncomfortably Numb: a memoir about the life-altering diagnosis of multiple sclerosis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout losing one's life as it was once imagined, and the ultimate, uneasy peace that's achieved with the permanent uncertainty which accompanies living with a chronic illness.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt begins with numbness on her left leg. Then it spreads. Even though an MRI finds a \"mass\" on her brainstem, it takes two more years for Meredith O'Brien to learn what is causing that numbness. Months after her 65-year-old mother dies from a fast-moving cancer, weeks after her father is hospitalized and she experiences an unexpected job change, she learns she has multiple sclerosis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly, Meredith, a married mother of three teens, has to figure out how to move forward into a life she no longer recognizes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReimagining her life as a writer and an educator, as a mother and a spouse, she has to adjust to the restrictions MS imposes on her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a life, altered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meredith O'Brien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948018705\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948018708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2020 pg. 107","brand":"Meredith O'Brien","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995826782463,"sku":"9781948018708","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b1e0b29c-e27a-437b-a669-bb88d906a392.jpg?v=1683338080","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/uncomfortably-numb-meredith-obrien-9781948018708","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}