Recs if you like Notes from a Sickbed...

For all of us with ME/CFS. For all of us with chronic illness. For all of us who wish to be seen and heard and loved and understood. I get you and you’re not alone.

I hope these books help heal a part of your heart, or that they teach you something valuable. Sending you love and vitality 💛

Pls note: Piranesi and Cinder House are (only) inspired by the authors’ experiences with ME, and some books don’t specify ME in a character but show the experience anyway.

Graphic Medicine is… (an actual term) graphic novels, manga, comics, and visual representation engaging with health and healthcare - from health diagrams visual pamphlets to a graphic novel including health story or rep.

Note: I have NOT read all of these. It’s more a collection of a genre than intended as a recommendation. Do your research! :)

Mostly adult, YA, MG, and some other youth/ all ages titles

In-progress / updated over time Reccomendations welcome

Let’s say this is me collecting spoons, aka: a list of memoirs by fellow chronically ill spoonies. May the selection give you empathy or make you feel seen ❤️

Books written by disabled authors with disabled main characters. These books include a wide range of disabilities and genres as well as diverse authors and topics. (Please also see Disabled authors Writing Disabled Characers in YA list).