Found this book to be a bit of a mixed bag. On one hand I was interested and intrigued, enough to finish the book in a day. On the other I found it was slightly tedious. I would have liked there to have been a deeper exploration into the illness, prior to the end of the book. Also found the diary entries did not add much, did not help me learn anything more about the mother and were quite clunky. I understand this must have been horrific to deal with but it became such a pity party and at one point I found the author to be quite self entitled. I am glad that I read it but just wish I had learned more