No, It Is Not In My Head
The Journey of a Chronic Pain Survivor from Wheelchair to Marathon
Nicole Hemmenway
- “A
- story
- of
- triumph
- and
- courage
- .
- .
- .
- Nicole
- Hemmenway
- demonstrates
- hope,
- guts
- and
- faith
- for
- any
- chronic
- pain
- sufferer
- or
- caregiver”
- (Betsy
- Turner
- Nunley,
- author
- of
- Preemie
- to
- Woman
- in
- Sixty
- Short
- Years).At
- seventeen,
- Nicole
- Hemmenway
- believed
- her
- life
- was
- just
- beginning.
- She
- was
- a
- senior
- in
- high
- school
- looking
- forward
- to
- college
- and
- living
- on
- her
- own.
- However,
- all
- her
- dreams
- vanished
- the
- moment
- she
- became
- injured.
- Diagnosed
- with
- complex
- regional
- pain
- syndrome
- (CRPS),
- she
- soon
- learned
- that
- mainstream
- medicine
- viewed
- her
- pain
- and
- symptoms
- as
- being
- untreatable
- and
- incurable.
- She
- was
- living
- a
- nightmare.
- With
- no
- use
- of
- her
- right
- hand
- and
- minimal
- use
- of
- her
- arm,
- she
- depended
- on
- massive
- amounts
- of
- narcotics
- to
- survive
- each
- day.
- Yet
- even
- that
- could
- not
- control
- her
- agony.
- The
- crippling
- pain
- was
- so
- paralyzing
- that
- she
- faced
- periods
- where
- she
- was
- bedridden
- or
- wheelchair
- bound.
- All
- she
- had
- to
- hold
- on
- to
- was
- hope.
- Hope
- that
- her
- miracle
- would
- someday
- arrive
- .
- .
- .No,
- It
- Is
- Not
- in
- My
- Head
- is
- a
- courageous
- memoir
- that
- presents
- answers
- and
- allows
- others
- to
- believe
- in
- the
- unimaginable.“A
- must-read
- for
- anyone
- suffering
- from
- chronic
- pain
- or
- anyone
- who
- knows
- someone
- battling
- it
- .
- .
- .
- No,
- It
- Is
- Not
- in
- My
- Head
- is
- not
- a
- cure
- for
- pain,
- but
- more
- a
- cure
- for
- hopelessness.
- .
- .
- .
- Beautifully
- written,
- incredibly
- inspirational
- and
- highly
- recommended!”
- —Robin
- Cain,
- author
- of
- The
- Secret
- Miss
- Rabbit
- Kept“A
- riveting
- and
- uplifting
- tale,
- not
- to
- be
- missed.”
- —Midwest
- Book Review
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