Neurological Conditions

Neurological conditions alter the instrument you would normally use to describe them. That makes first-person writing about them rare and valuable — and it is why the nineteen volumes here include a number of accounts co-written with partners and adult children, clearly marked as such.

The writing covers the long diagnostic road these conditions are known for, the medications and their trade-offs, and the practical adaptations that make a life workable: how a house gets rearranged, how work is renegotiated, what people stop apologising for. Progressive conditions are handled without false brightness. Recovery-shaped conditions are handled without pretending the recovery was linear.

Where to start

For headache disorders, fifty migraine stories covers triggers, preventives, and the CGRP era. For seizure disorders, fifty accounts of living with epilepsy begins at the first seizure and follows medication, driving, and disclosure. After a Parkinson's diagnosis, fifty Parkinson's stories is the volume families most often read together.

Companion reading only. These are personal accounts, not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment guidance.