The Ordeal

A book feature of The Ordeal: A Journey from Misfortunes, Illness and Betrayal to Truth by Josephine Walden

Lulabelle Publishers (2022)
Memoir
401 pages

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Summary: A true story of hardships, loss, dysfunctional family relationships and the struggle with life-changing illness.

After two major floods with their financial, physical, and emotional ramifications, a car accident, several dangerous encounters while traveling and family deaths, I spiraled down into a life-changing, nursing-career ending illness. Diagnosis: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, a little understood illness at the time. A single mom, I struggled to work but the symptoms slowly overtook me: debilitating fatigue, flu-like symptoms, a pre-leukemic blood dyscrasia and a slow loss of memory. Then a beloved sister and I inherited two estates. As probate progressed I was blissfully unaware of game playing, creative manipulations, plots, thefts and acts of revenge.

The Ordeal

This is a story of ME/CFS (see summary) but it’s more than that. That’s only the tip of the iceberg. It’s also a story of families NOT being there for each other and how that played out in the author’s family. Sisters aren’t always close.

It’s a gripping story of finding out the truth.

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