Bonjour,
Six years ago I published my second book of poems 'So many symptoms' about living with M.E. (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis). However, it was published in a hurry to coincide with May M.E. awareness month and was poorly done. I've been meaning for a long time to go back and remedy that. At last I have succeeded in revamping the contents and the cover and republished. I've added some other poems, gone back and edited some of my poems, added my personal comments under some of the poems, added a contents list, page numbers and many links and references. Plus I found Sam Miller who so kindly volunteered to design a new cover for my book. I would like to thank Sam for her perseverance in creating a stunning cover. I would also like to thank Stacy Hart for writing a very kind and incisive foreword to my book.
Of course with time and experience I have improved, as is the case with many things in life. You can always go back and improve on something. Besides Amazon is more exigent now in the format and requirements for a self published book. What's more the publishing costs have increased greatly. So that means I've had to increase the price of this book and all other books that I've published. Otherwise there will be no profit margin. I don't make much money for my books and I don't really do this to for monetary gains. I do this to raise better awareness and understanding of M.E. What's more I always donate a percentage of my sales to the charity Invest in ME Research. With each book I set up a Just Giving Page. I wouldn't be able to do that if there was no profit margin. My books are always available both in paperback and kindle versions and the kindle version is much more affordable for those living on low incomes.
So at last I'm pleased to announce that my book 'So many symptoms' is available on Amazon in many countries throughout the world.
Here are some of the links to my book
So many symptoms
There are so many symptoms
that come along with M.E.
which make it extremely hard
to diagnose properly.
There are so many symptoms.
How do you know it`s M.E.?
With no one simple, clear test
it seems like a lottery.
There are so many symptoms
which are confused with M.E.
No wonder there is much doubt,
delay and anxiety.
There are so many symptoms,
that are difficult to see.
So doctor`s don`t believe us
and question our sanity.
There are so many symptoms
that come along with M.E.
A complete system breakdown
that affects the whole body.
The poems in my book have been
written from my own personal experience of living with M.E. for over 20 years.
They are also inspired by and reflect the feelings of so many others who suffer
the same as myself.
I believe that my book is a must read
for those living with M.E. or anyone else facing the challenges of a chronic
and invisible illness. In this collection of my poems I mainly focus on the symptoms
of M.E. and how they affect us.
I hope my poems help friends, family and anyone else wanting to better understand M.E.
I also hope you will consider buying my book and help to raise better awareness and understanding of this illness, as well as funds to help the research into M.E.
