Nausea, bloating, pain, and even bleeding should bring a certain joy, for what causes them is not the physical trauma or the illness itself, but the body’s response—a means of survival.

 Nausea, bloating, pain, and even bleeding should bring a certain joy, for what causes them is not the physical trauma or the illness itself, but the body’s response—a means of survival. These symptoms are both informants and warriors, not mere curses.