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“Failure Is Not An Option”: Thriving with Rheumatoid Arthritis

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There is an oft-quoted phrase by Aeschylus most famously used by Robert Kennedy in an eulogy for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "In our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God". Linda D'angelo endured her pain with great dignity and faith, and at the end she came out wiser and stronger.

This book gives a glimpse of her experience as a patient of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The onset of this ailment almost took away the self-respect of a strong and independent woman. Linda's amazing inner strength and common sense, along with some luck in the form of an experimental drug brought her back to an active, normal and enjoyable life. This book is not only the tale of personal triumph over suffering, but also a sourcebook for patients suffering from RA. The book is well researched and the prose is fluid.