Life isn’t for the faint-hearted – nor is living with chronic illness. Fatigue, resilience, loneliness, friendship, small joys, healing moments, new perspectives: here are forty-one short poems that offer bite-sized comfort and connection, for anyone in need of a tonic.

This brand-new debut poetry collection also includes helpful resources for Long Covid

'Brought me to tears.' Gez Medinger, co-author of The Long Covid Handbook
'Absolutely brilliant.' Dr Tara George, Bedside Reading Podcast
'Brave, thoughtful, funny at times and almost unbearably poignant at others...I already have a growing list of people I can’t wait to share this book with.’ Sarah Salway, poet and novelist