One Pill Makes You Stronger

The Drug That Scorched My Soul

Jill Stegman

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Transformation Media Books
05 March 2019

Autobiography: science, technology & engineering; Ethical issues: scientific & technological developments; Regulation of medicines & medical devices; Medical ethics & professional conduct; Coping with death & bereavement

Miracle drug or deal with the devil?

After forty years of marriage, Jill and Don Stegman had it all--two beautiful children, a stable relationship, fulfilling careers. But a brush with cancer and subsequent complications upended their lives. Don survived the cancer but was saddled with a sinister sidekick that transformed this gentle Dr. Jekyll into an evil Mr. Hyde: a white pill called prednisone. What was supposed to save him instead killed him--by his own hand.

With 44 million prescriptions written per year, for everything from allergies to immune system disorders, prednisone is something of a miracle drug. But the side effects--mania, psychosis, depression--took Don's life and nearly ruined Jill's.

In the months and years after Don's death, Jill reels from grief but finds her own way of coping. A memoir written in beautiful prose, One Pill Makes You Stronger is a love story, a cautionary tale, and a true testament to human resilience.

By: Jill Stegman
Imprint: Transformation Media Books
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 218g
ISBN: 9781941799628
ISBN 10: 1941799620
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 05 March 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jill has short stories published in such literary journals as Isotope, Literary Mama, North Atlantic Review, RE: AL, South Dakota Review, Del Sol, and Storyglossia. She has also been a finalist for the Glimmer Train Emerging Writer's Fiction Award and has been nominated for Best of the Net anthologies. She has an M.F.A. in fiction writing from Pacific University, Oregon. Her mentors have included Benjamin Percy, Mary Helen Stefaniak, and Kevin McIlvoy. Jill lives in California on the Central Coast, near her two adult children, where she advocates for better monitoring for patients on prednisone and rides her bike-always hearing Don cheering her on. She's currently working on a novel about the unique culture of the California-Mexico border region.