“I often thought that the effects of my illness mirrored life in a home with an unpredictable and cruel father.

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“I often thought that the effects of my illness mirrored life in a home with an unpredictable and cruel father. Home was not a safe place...Fibromyalgia made me feel unsafe in my own body.”

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Author discovers and deals with anger and trauma in new book

Red River Métis-Icelandic author Jónína Kirton hopes her newest book, Save Your Prayers – Send Money, makes people think about how they respond to those who have chronic illnesses.The title “is a bit cheeky. And you know, we Métis, we're cheeky. It's one of our favourite things,” said Kirton. She said the title is meant to be poetic. The word money is intended to be a metaphor for support. “We need actual practical support.”

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