Dizzy: A Memoir

Days before starting her MFA grad program, Rachel Weaver woke up dizzy and unable to function—a condition that persisted daily for fourteen years and stumped over thirty doctors before she received a diagnosis.

What begins as a mysterious symptom quickly transforms into a lengthy odyssey through a broken medical system, where she encounters dismissive doctors, misdiagnoses, and treatments that often worsen her condition.

Dizzy is a medical mystery and a cautionary tale about our broken healthcare system, braided with her time working in the backcountry of Alaska, emphasizing learning to live with life's uncertainty, persevering in the pursuit of answers, and striving to find joy in an imperfect yet beautiful world.