Medicine Is Not Enough: Finding Meaning and Resilience in Chronic Illness

"We were dying together, and that connected us."

Medicine Is Not Enough traces the extraordinary journey of a woman who grew up navigating the daily realities of complex chronic illness. In childhood and into young adulthood, Alana Carr endured lengthy hospital stays, endless medical appointments, unpredictable symptoms, the death of fellow patients, and the emotional toll of never quite fitting the mold of "healthy." Those early experiences didn't just shape her-they ignited in her a deep d...