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A review by okjaaaaa
Breathe and Count Back from Ten by Natalia Sylvester
4.0
So… Reading this was hard. I finally finished this book, but it took me 3 months. Reading about your own trauma being hard? Revolutionary concept.
I don't have hip dysplasia, but I do have skeletal dysplasia. Which is like hip dysplasia, but for your whole skeleton. Very fun. The most fun you could ever have.
If I had this when I was in and out of the hospital, and having doctor appointment after doctor appointment - it would have saved me a lot of years of body dysmorphia, struggles with mental health and feeling like I was something monstrous.
There's inherent bravery in facing a world not designed for you, saying "fuck that" and forcing it to make space for you. And I have never really been able to do that. (That in return has led to its own set of problems.) But, I think this book gave me the first stepping stone to feeling like my type of body belongs too.
I don't have hip dysplasia, but I do have skeletal dysplasia. Which is like hip dysplasia, but for your whole skeleton. Very fun. The most fun you could ever have.
If I had this when I was in and out of the hospital, and having doctor appointment after doctor appointment - it would have saved me a lot of years of body dysmorphia, struggles with mental health and feeling like I was something monstrous.
There's inherent bravery in facing a world not designed for you, saying "fuck that" and forcing it to make space for you. And I have never really been able to do that. (That in return has led to its own set of problems.) But, I think this book gave me the first stepping stone to feeling like my type of body belongs too.