
But You Don't Look Sick
Real stories and practical strategies for living with chronic illness
$32.94
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
9 February 2027
Summary
Raw, honest, yet ultimately uplifting, But You Don’t Look Sick explores Brooke Campbell Bayes’ journey with multiple sclerosis alongside the real stories from well-known Aussies, all living with different chronic illnesses.
In 2022, at the time of Brooke’s MS diagnosis, she was looking for a book that explored life with MS or chronic illnesses more generally, but she could not find one that really spoke to her. She was not after a medical guide, because she knew that part alr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761359323 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1761359320 |
| Author: | Brooke Campbell Bayes |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 9 February 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 1mm x 1mm x 1mm |

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Brooke Campbell Bayes
Brooke Campbell Bayes is an Australian television producer, writer, and journalist who has spent more than 20 years working across some of the country’s biggest television programs and media organizations. A natural storyteller, her career has been built around finding and sharing the stories that connect us, particularly the messy, complicated, and often unseen parts of life.
After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and experiencing a dramatic shift in her health, career, and identity, Brooke turned her attention to writing about life with chronic illness and disability. Her work combines lived experience with the stories and insights of others, exploring the realities we don’t always see from the outside with honesty, warmth, and humor.
Brooke lives in Sydney with her husband and two daughters, where she is working on her next book and continuing her lifelong quest to learn how to rest.
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