



Raina eventually returns to school, where she’s dealing with the usual highs and lowsfriends, not-friends, and classmates who think the school year is just one long gross-out session. Maybe it was something they ateor just a virus. How long did it take you to get diagnosed? I am 22 and have been trying to find answers to my life long chronic pain for 2-3 years now. When Raina wakes up with a tummy ache, it’s no real cause for alarm. Raina Telgemeier once again brings us a thoughtful, charming, and funny true story about growing up and gathering the courage to face - and conquer - her fears. We need to know that somewhere out there in the world, another person truly gets the struggles we face every day.” Buy Guts by Raina Telgemeier from Waterstones today Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25. shared, “Sometimes, we just need to know that other people understand what we’re going through. In one survey of people with the autoimmune condition ankylosing spondylitis said they received at least one misdiagnosis along the way and 36% were told their illness was “all in their head”Ī Mighty voice: You are not alone in facing both anxiety and chronic illness and the validation from others, like “Guts,” can be helpful.For example, it takes an average of 4.5 years to get a correct diagnosis for an autoimmune condition It can take years to get a correct diagnosis.population lives with at least one chronic health conditions
