Maria Concilio asked Colin Greenland:

Hello Colin! I am a huge fan of Susanna's & I just finished reading Piranesi, just brilliant! I did not know how to contact her but I read that she had not been feeling well & that Lyme disease may be one of the reasons. I wanted to let her know that I also had similar symptoms & what helped me tremendously was going on a gluten free diet. Not only that, TONS of Vitamin D & K , mag and calcium is she feeling better?

Colin Greenland Thanks for letting us know that, Maria. Susanna's been ill for fifteen years, maybe more, with chronic fatigue. That's not really a diagnosis, the doctors admit, just a very general description of the symptoms. One of the many, many tests she's had was for Lyme Disease. She tested positive. She's tried dozens of different treatments over the years, as you can imagine, including cutting out gluten. Some treatments may have helped a little, possibly; most, not at all. Some treatments that have cured other sufferers actually made her more ill. She's not too bad at the moment, thanks for asking, though what she's found is that it's better for her to concentrate on managing the energy she has than to use it on pursuing a cure. That's hard for her, but it's how she succeeded, very slowly, in writing *Piranesi*. I'm glad you like it so much. So do I.

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