By Jacqueline L. Jones

You’re tired. You’re in pain. You’re sick of being misunderstood. You need some answers, but where do you start?

How many doctors have dismissed your concerns? How many have prescribed medication for symptoms without finding the underlying cause?

And how will you pay for help if you find it? You may not be able to afford medical insurance because of the high premiums. If you do have medical insurance, the deductible or co-pays may be doing you in.

After tolerating more than 20 years of disabling fatigue and pain, I have regained enough health to pursue this dream of writing a book to help you and your loved ones save time, money and anguish in getting help. Regaining my health means that I can help to care for an aging parent, something else I couldn’t have done in the recent past. So not only have I been the one with a chronic illness, I am also the caregiver of someone with a chronic illness, putting me in the unique position of understanding the patient’s and the caregiver’s struggles.

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