Burden: A Year of Journals from Someone Living with Chronic Illness
Two weeks fresh out of the hospital from a heart scare, dealing with long COVID, pots, a flare-up from my autoimmune disease, and three infected ulcers, while having to move out on my own, is where my memoir starts.

Month by month, I wrote down in real time what it was like to transition from being a normal, active member of society to someone who couldn't leave their house without assistance. All because I got a virus.

Quickly realizing how society, friends, and family started treating me differently, I decided to journal my everyday experiences in my new body, in hopes of giving people a new perspective.

With honest words, light-hearted illustrations, humor, and grit, these journals unearth the secrets of living with chronic illness and how it changes everything.
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Burden: A Year of Journals from Someone Living with Chronic Illness
Two weeks fresh out of the hospital from a heart scare, dealing with long COVID, pots, a flare-up from my autoimmune disease, and three infected ulcers, while having to move out on my own, is where my memoir starts.

Month by month, I wrote down in real time what it was like to transition from being a normal, active member of society to someone who couldn't leave their house without assistance. All because I got a virus.

Quickly realizing how society, friends, and family started treating me differently, I decided to journal my everyday experiences in my new body, in hopes of giving people a new perspective.

With honest words, light-hearted illustrations, humor, and grit, these journals unearth the secrets of living with chronic illness and how it changes everything.
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Burden: A Year of Journals from Someone Living with Chronic Illness

Burden: A Year of Journals from Someone Living with Chronic Illness

by Jackie Norton
Burden: A Year of Journals from Someone Living with Chronic Illness

Burden: A Year of Journals from Someone Living with Chronic Illness

by Jackie Norton

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Overview

Two weeks fresh out of the hospital from a heart scare, dealing with long COVID, pots, a flare-up from my autoimmune disease, and three infected ulcers, while having to move out on my own, is where my memoir starts.

Month by month, I wrote down in real time what it was like to transition from being a normal, active member of society to someone who couldn't leave their house without assistance. All because I got a virus.

Quickly realizing how society, friends, and family started treating me differently, I decided to journal my everyday experiences in my new body, in hopes of giving people a new perspective.

With honest words, light-hearted illustrations, humor, and grit, these journals unearth the secrets of living with chronic illness and how it changes everything.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798999491305
Publisher: Jackie Norton
Publication date: 09/12/2025
Pages: 240
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

This is Jackie Norton's first novel. She began writing to share her journey with chronic illness with the world. She is currently enrolled in a creative writing school and lives in Salem, Massachusetts, with her husband and two cats.
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