Rare: A Life Interrupted by Extreme Pain

For fans of Brain on Fire, a mom of two young children tells her story of finding strength through her love for her family as she battles a rare and incurable chronic pain disorder ominously—and aptly—nicknamed the suicide disease.

At thirty-nine, recently retired Denice looked forward to a future full of possibilities with the love of her life and two young children. That is, until a coughing attack delivered a sudden shock of pain to her face so severe that it dropped her to her knees. The...