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Uncomfortably Numb 2: An Anthology for Newly-Diagnosed MS Patients
Uncomfortably Numb 2: An Anthology for Newly-diagnosed MS Patients
is a collection of multiple sclerosis patients' and advocates' stories ranging from diagnosis, to living with the uncertainty of an incurable autoimmune disease, and ultimately transforming into citizen advocates for chronic illness policy issues.
171 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 6, 2025
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About the author
Meredith O'Brien
10 books23 followersA former newspaper reporter and investigative journalist, Meredith O'Brien has written four books in a variety of genres.
A Boston area writer, she has two books slated for publication in 2025. Louie on the Rocks is a novel about the impact of Trump era political polarization on a family, and Uncomfortably Numb 2 is a guide for newly-diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients.
She's currently working on a work of creative nonfiction about the making of a Millennial Massachusetts minister.
In 2020, her medical memoir, "Uncomfortably Numb," chronicled the impact her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis has had on her life.
Her book -- "Mr. Clark's Big Band: A Year of Laughter, Tears and Jazz in a Middle School Band Room" -- won an Independent Book Publisher Award (Education category) and was a finalist for a Forewords INDIES Award (Education category). It follows a middle school jazz band from a small Massachusetts town that's led by a charismatic music director whose students are grieving the sudden loss of a band mate.
"Mortified: a novel about oversharing" follows a fictional mommy blogger who suffers the consequences after revealing too much personal information on the internet. It was a finalist for a Foreword Firsts Debut Novel contest.
Her first solo book was "A Suburban Mom: Notes from the Asylum," a collection of humor/parenting columns about raising her boy-girl twins and their younger brother.
A Boston area writer, she has two books slated for publication in 2025. Louie on the Rocks is a novel about the impact of Trump era political polarization on a family, and Uncomfortably Numb 2 is a guide for newly-diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients.
She's currently working on a work of creative nonfiction about the making of a Millennial Massachusetts minister.
In 2020, her medical memoir, "Uncomfortably Numb," chronicled the impact her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis has had on her life.
Her book -- "Mr. Clark's Big Band: A Year of Laughter, Tears and Jazz in a Middle School Band Room" -- won an Independent Book Publisher Award (Education category) and was a finalist for a Forewords INDIES Award (Education category). It follows a middle school jazz band from a small Massachusetts town that's led by a charismatic music director whose students are grieving the sudden loss of a band mate.
"Mortified: a novel about oversharing" follows a fictional mommy blogger who suffers the consequences after revealing too much personal information on the internet. It was a finalist for a Foreword Firsts Debut Novel contest.
Her first solo book was "A Suburban Mom: Notes from the Asylum," a collection of humor/parenting columns about raising her boy-girl twins and their younger brother.
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