Jun 30, 2003 · Laura Hillenbrand on the mysterious sickness that seized control of her life and wouldn’t let go.

Hillenbrand fell ill in college and was unable to complete her degree. She shared that experience in an award-winning essay, A Sudden Illness, published in The New Yorker in 2003. Her books were written while she was disabled by myalgic encephalomyelitis, also …

Feb 4, 2011 · For further reading about Laura Hillenbrand and her illness, read her incredible first-person account: A Sudden Illness, which appeared in the New Yorker on July 7, 2003. It will leave...

Oct 14, 2009 · In 2003, Laura Hillenbrand wrote about her experience of C.F.S. in The New Yorker. Her essay, “ A Sudden Illness,” recalls the earliest manifestations of the disease while she was a student at...

Sep 25, 2019 · The illness came on suddenly, and she lost any ability to perform normal activities or walk short distances; an accidental overexertion could land her in bed for weeks. The physicians who examined her were mystified by her symptoms, and many disbelieved that she was physically ill.

Aug 15, 2016 · In this 1:2:1 podcast, Paul Costello speaks with best-selling author Laura Hillenbrand about how she grapples with chronic fatigue syndrome, and the joy that has recently come her way.

Dec 18, 2014 · Racked for years by a mysterious illness, the author of “Seabiscuit” and “Unbroken” has defied the odds to write indelible works of history.

Aug 26, 2016 · Hillenbrand, one of the most successful writers of modern times, has suffered many years from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or, as she likes to refer to it, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis syndrome. (She despises the term CFS, as she thinks it portrays those who suffer from it as lazy and contemptible.)

Dec 6, 2020 · In 2003, the novelist Laura Hillenbrand published a piece in The New Yorker about a debilitating illness she suffered while writing her best-selling book “Seabiscuit.” As the piece unfolds,...

Jul 29, 2003 · When I was talking with Laura Hillenbrand about writing "Seabiscuit" while suffering with chronic fatigue syndrome, I was thinking about what the experience was like for her editor.