These stories provide context for Foo's own experiences and help her understand the role that illness has played in her family's history. Throughout the book, Foo also reflects on her family's history of illness, including her mother's struggle with multiple sclerosis and her grandmother's experience of surviving the Cultural Revolution in China. This often led to her pushing herself too hard and ignoring her body's signals. As a Chinese-American woman, she felt pressure to be strong and independent, and to prioritize her work over her health. She writes about the frustration of dealing with doctors who didn't believe her symptoms, the guilt she felt for being unable to work at times, and the toll her illness took on her relationships.įoo also explores the cultural and societal pressures that made it difficult for her to acknowledge the severity of her illness. The book is written in a series of vignettes, each one focusing on a particular moment in Foo's life that was shaped by her illness. The book explores her experiences with chronic illness, specifically an autoimmune disease that causes joint pain and fatigue. What My Bones Know is a memoir by Stephanie Foo, a journalist and radio producer.
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