{"product_id":"living-chronic","title":"Living Chronic","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"A powerful and deeply human exploration of what it means to navigate life with chronic illness.\" -Dr. Kirk Adams, PhD, executive director of the Institute for Sustainable Diversity and Inclusion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiving Chronic\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the emotional, physical, and deeply human journey of navigating chronic illness and finding purpose on the other side. After a medication reaction triggered a cascade of life-altering conditions, Brandy Schantz began searching for answers in a medical system unequipped to see the whole person. What emerged was a hard-won blueprint for survival, community, and self-advocacy.Through intimate storytelling, conversations from the\u003cem\u003e Living Chronic\u003c\/em\u003e podcast, and lessons learned in the trenches of uncertainty, \u003cem\u003e Living Chronic\u003c\/em\u003e explores how people rebuild when their bodies break, how identity shifts when life narrows to a before and after, and how connection becomes a lifeline. It highlights the ingenuity of patients forced to become their own experts and the quiet resilience found in everyday acts of persistence.With candor, humor, and unflinching honesty, \u003cem\u003eLiving Chronic\u003c\/em\u003e gives a voice to millions living with invisible and misunderstood conditions while exposing the systemic gaps that leave them fighting alone.In a world where chronic illness is often minimized or dismissed, \u003cem\u003eLiving Chronic\u003c\/em\u003e offers something rare: the sense of being seen. Anyone seeking hope, guidance, or solidarity will find themselves turning the pages and discovering they were never alone in the first place.","brand":"Koehler Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":50021978996986,"sku":"9798897472567","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50021979029754,"sku":"9798897472550","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/1253\/1962\/files\/imageloader_f5f5da8b-602a-492c-a2fe-e0782d6ed9a9.jpg?v=1786140823","url":"https:\/\/mindsourcebooks.com\/products\/living-chronic","provider":"Mind Source Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}