Amethyst: Collected Poems
ISBN-13-1696088152
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The beautiful purple stone, amethyst, is said to promote healing and tranquility. In their collection of poems, RL Bartlett contemplates times in their young adulthood when they struggled both physically and mentally, as well as how they healed. These poems include selections on love, abuse, disability, and other topics.
The Things We Don't Say: An Anthology of Chronic Illness Truths
ASIN : B08BHXY7CJ
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Spanning different ages, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, and diagnoses, forty-two authors from around the world open up in fifty true stories about their chronic illnesses and their search for answers, poor treatment by doctors, strained relationships with loved ones, self-doubt, and more. In RL Bartlett's essay, they talk about their anxiety surrounding using a cane at their office.