Add on her bouts of bad luck (including being on a hit-list in high school) and her story moves well beyond average. These common life encounters give her an approachable identity – a typical individual faced with atypical challenges. Along the roller-coaster ride of her health, Boynes-Shuck recounts her adolescent angst, dealings with boorish bosses and other engaging side stories. With conditions including celiac disease, Bell’s Palsy and permanent blind spots in her vision from medication, day-to-day tasks presented a challenge. That only marked the beginning of her medical rap sheet. At age 10, Boynes-Shuck was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. She was excited to take her first communion.Įxcept, they were not growing pains. She worried about wearing a “weirdo cast” after hurting her ankle in second grade. She spent her early years musing about life with typical childhood innocence and naivete. The memoir begins traipsing through the author’s unremarkably normal childhood. She also celebrates the highest highs of living. She recounts the lowest lows of living with a lifelong disease. Thanks to humorous anecdotes and heavy doses of sarcasm, Boynes-Shuck balances out the heavy weight of her medical nightmares. Her blogging background is evident in the casual language and approachable style (see Poignant and honest, she invites readers to share her experiences.
With frequent metaphors and a smattering of cliches, Boynes-Shuck exposes the world of chronic illness with plenty of wit to go around. Her latest book, “Sick Idiot” (a term Boynes-Shuck uses to describe her particularly difficult days), is an easy read with a motivating message. Pittsburgh-based author, blogger, health coach, public speaker and advocate Ashley Boynes-Shuck has not let much get in the way of her life – not even the list of nearly 40 chronic ailments of her medical history.
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