New book: My Imaginary Illness

[Guest guest]

This was an author who spoke on the CBC about her struggle with pain and the

medical system.

My Imaginary Illness - Chloe Atkins

Imagine for a moment that you are engulfed in a devastating illness. You can't

see. You can't eat. You can't move. Now, imagine being told by one medical

professional after another, that your pain and your paralysis aren't real ...

that it's all in your head. That is how Chloe Atkins spent much of her young

adult life. She's now a professor in the Law and Society Program at the

University of Calgary. She's also the author of the forthcoming book, My

Imaginary Illness: A Journey Into Uncertainty and Prejudice in Medical

Diagnosis. Chloe Atkins was in Calgary.

Link to interview:

http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/2010/10/oct-0510---pt-3-chloe-atkins.html