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A Dangerously High Threshold for Pain
- Narrated by: Imani Perry
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
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Summary
A groundbreaking new work from National Book Award winner Imani Perry.
Imani Perry’s Audible Original A Dangerously High Threshold for Pain tells the dramatic story of her ongoing struggle with lupus—an autoimmune disease that attacks multiple organ systems—and what we can all learn from those who are grappling with chronic illness. It’s a powerful and poetic story that evokes the works of Susan Sontag, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Audre Lorde.
We follow Perry as her body sends her the first warning signs that something is wrong—“One afternoon something hurt in a way that folded my body in two...the pain felt biblical.” We are then taken on a journey through a medical labyrinth as she seeks solutions to her suffering and struggles to juggle illness, her high-flying career, and her personal life.
This is a story not just about pain, but about hope, as Perry learns to coexist in her body with her disease and finds comfort in sharing her story. As she puts it, “I write to care for myself."
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- Fatima Lopez
- 10-06-23
So relatable, so sad
I have dermatomyositis, not lupus. But lupus was one of the possibilities when doctors were looking for a reason for my symptoms: fatigue, muscle pain, muscle weakness, joint pain, rashes....
The first part of the book, looking for a diagnosis, made me cry, because it reminded me of my journey too.
So many things she said later, I also could relate to.
Sharing it with my loved ones, as I think this is useful for spoonies, loved ones, and caregivers.
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- Judith Coyle
- 02-03-23
Brilliant must read
Everybody with an invisible chronic illness should read or listen to this book. And their friends and family should give it a listen too.
Eloquent. She says everything that I would say myself if I was anywhere near as articulate.
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- A. M.
- 01-05-23
highly reccomend
This was educational and a true insight into the mind of another and how they reason. Most memoirs focus on what people have done, and while Imani Perry has done and achieved a lot that played second fiddle in this work, to her thought, feelings and reasoning about living with chronic illness. For that reason, this was a masterwork. It was not boring but intensely interesting because I got to understand this woman, and how she functioned. Her ability to self-analyse is stellar and I aspire to it. Everyone should.
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