Meet Jennifer Crystal, author of One Tick Stopped the Clock, at Bethany Beach Books on Thursday, June 19th at 6:30pm.

Jennifer Crystal

A Boston-based writer and educator, Jennifer Crystal runs the Writing to Heal Immersive Program at Grub Street Creative Writing Center, where she also teaches other non-fiction classes. For more than a decade, she has written about the chronic illness patient experience for the Global Lyme Alliance, a column that has received mention in The New Yorkerand CQ Researcher.  She is a Senior Writer for Harvard Health Publishing, where she also served as the Patient Experience Representative for the Lyme Wellness Initiative. Jennifer's work has been published in many outlets and her story has been featured as part of anthologies, broadcasts, podcasts, and webinars. Learn more at www.jennifercrystal.com. 

One Tick Stopped the Clock

Bitten by a tick at age 19 but not diagnosed with Lyme disease and other chronic illness until her late twenties, Jennifer Crystal fell from the pinnacle of post-college momentum to the precipice of despair. Sidelined from her dream job as a ski instructor in the Rocky Mountains, Jennifer fought not only for her health but also for validation and support. She struggled with the identity loss that occurs when you can no longer fulfill expectations or do what you love. One Tick Stopped the Clock gives personal voice to the collective journey that millions of chronic illness patients experience. Through her narrative of resilience and perseverance, Jennifer demonstrates what it means to refocus broken dreams and create a new normal. Blending medical mystery with wit, sensitivity, and a sharp understanding of the human experience, One Tick Stopped the Clock offers hope and inspiration for anyone who can’t go back, but instead must move forward at a new pace.