My Awakening: Living with a Chronic Health condition is filled with courage and persistence. Judith has written a compelling chronicle of her life journey living with a chronic health condition and/or life threatening illness. Her inspiring memoir of surviving the ravages of vasculitis casts much-needed light on what it's like to live with a rare and poorly understood chronic illness. Her story exemplifies trust in God in the midst of a chronic and life changing diagnosis and depicts the sweet power of perseverance to overcome hardships. She addresses the anger, frustration, and anxiety that emerged as she realized her plans for completing her doctorate and life goals might be thwarted. Judith then describes how she learned to view the diagnosis as a wake-up call to make her life count.