Recognise ME in a nutshell:

A memoir of medical gaslighting by author Anneke Vliegen, diagnosed with a combination of chronic, rare, barely visible, and fluctuating diseases.

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My review:

Anneke has done a wonderful job writing, editing, and polishing her book Recognise Me into a captivating read that summarizes how an extremely common, rarely discussed struggle impacted her life.

Her memoir is full of moments I’m sure were incredibly painful to recall and disclose to the world as well as moments of joy, triumph, love, and humor.

Anneke’s voice is certain to resonate with people living with similar conditions and limitations or with a similar history with medical gaslighting.

Her memoir is also a valuable tool for those in the medical profession that hear the phrase, “When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras.”

Generally speaking, that’s sound advice. I would never deny that. Most health issues truly are relatively straightforward.

If you look around, though, and you don’t see any horses, only zebras? Maybe you want to look at the zebras instead of searching for invisible horses.

That is something that I think Anneke’s story highlights very well.

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My rating:

Find Recognise ME on Amazon and Barnes & Noble here in the states.

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