{"product_id":"upgraded-to-chronic-almost-dying-taught-me-how-to-truly-live","title":"Upgraded to Chronic: Almost Dying Taught Me How To Truly Live","description":"Upgraded to Chronic\n\nI had to\nalmost die\nto learn how\nto truly live.\nI had to sink to depths\nof hell\nto write\nbeautiful poetry.\nSuch is life, isn't it?\nYou have to accept\nthe thorns to love the rose.\nI left my entire world\nto discover\nmy voice.\nI broke all the way open\nand put myself\nback together.\n\nMy trauma\nMy life\nMy strength\nMy vulnerability\nAll my gift\nto share.\nMy lesson\non living\nFully\nCompletely\n\nIn her first book, Amy Figgs seeks to share her lived experiences in a genuinely raw and poignant way. While life was certainly not easy for her, she found beauty and meaning, which she shares generously with you. She currently lives in Lexington, Kentucky, with her son. She travels whenever possible and runs to nature when she can't.\n\n\"In a book that instructs the reader to start where you like, Amy Byers Figgs' debut collection is startlingly brave, honest, and authentic. A woman who is 'a bit much' champions her child, survives divorce, trauma, cancer, and loss, this story of triumph reminds us times of sorrow and grief and depression need to be honored.\" B. Elizabeth Beck, author of Mama Tried\"Amy's writing is so visceral that almost immediately into \"The Poems,\" I came across a passage which made me want to literally tear out the page and frame it as art. \"The Stories\" section is no less powerful. I cried. For the trauma Amy endured; what what she overcame; but mostly for her courage in gifting her story to us in such a beautifully nuanced way. Ayser Salman, author of The Wrong End of the Table, A Mostly Comic Memoir of a Muslim Arab American Woman Just Trying to Fit In\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 195815010X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.195815010X.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Figgs, Amy\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42922529980477,"sku":"BVV.195815010X.G","price":8.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/195815010X-0.jpg?v=1768512878","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/upgraded-to-chronic-almost-dying-taught-me-how-to-truly-live","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}