Julie RooneyJulie Rooney grew up on a farm in Maryland, and after graduating from high school earned her nursing degree and went to work as a registered nurse. In 1983, at the age of twenty-two, she married an MD. Together they had four children. In the spring o 2000, she was diagnosed with her first autoimmune disease and began her terrifying descent into chronic illness. Today she leads a healthy, medication-free life in San Francisco. This is her first book. Read More Read Less