When Illness And Pain Feel Endless, Here’s The Proof That Hope Still Lives
You know the nights. The illness and pain that won’t relent. The fatigue that drains more than your body. The questions that echo in the silence: Why me? Where are You, God? But you are not alone. This book is a lifeline for the moments when your health fails, the pain is unbearable, your strength slips, and your faith feels fragile. Inside, you will find wisdom forged in suffering, faith made practical, and hope that refuses to die. Keep reading because the story that begins here could be the turning point you’ve been waiting for.
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Living with chronic illness or pain can feel isolating. Friends and even doctors often don’t understand what it’s really like. But you don’t have to carry this by yourself.
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Chronic illness is more than pain. Chronic pain is more than hurting. It is fatigue that no sleep can fix. It is questions that no doctor can answer. It is prayers that seem to go unheard.
It is waking up every day and wondering if you can keep going.
This space was created for people like you. For those who feel abandoned by both medicine and faith, yet are still searching for light in the darkness.
Here’s the truth: You are not forgotten. You are not alone. And hope still speaks.
Hope does not mean your suffering vanishes. It means you discover strength you didn’t know you had, peace you thought was impossible, and a God who has never once turned His face from you.
Through this ministry, this book, and this growing community, you’ll find resources to help you endure the hard days, encouragement for when you feel like giving up, and the assurance that your story is not finished.
Hope is not an illusion. It is alive. And it’s here for you
Amazon Bestseller • Nearly 10,000 readers • Hundreds of reviews
Here are just a few of the voices from the many who’ve read it:
Much needed perspective, instruction, and comfort to those who are suffering. It helped me get in touch with my current reality of chronic illness and suffering while helping me move through thought processes I have been stuck in. It also helps provide a sort of road map as Christians and ultimately points to the truth and the hope of glory one day.
I began reading this book on my Kindle just after receiving more discouraging news from my doctor that my condition is chronic. It seems like every word was meant just for me. I have ordered it in paperback so that I can go through it again and make notes and underline important passages. If you are suffering in any way, I highly recommend this book that outlines the steps important for you to live with your condition. Thank you, Dr. Laurie.
This book is definitely a life-changing book!! I learned so much from it. How I would love to sit with the author and discuss this even further!! I have always believed that although God didn’t cause my pain, He is allowing it. Dr Laurie explained how this isn’t true. We live in a fallen world full of evil, and that is why we suffer. I have so much to digest in what I have learned!! I will definitely be reading this book again! Thank you, Dr Laurie, that in your suffering and pain, you still took time to be an encouragement to others!! God Bless You!
Great book by MD Andy Laurie. He was in the prime of his life as a doctor, a pastor, a husband, and a father when hit with a terrible illness. This is a must-read for anyone who deals with chronic illnesses or if you are in the health field, or counseling, etc, to help better understand not only your patients but for those dealing with the illness, whatever it may be, how to accept and cope with your life with a different understanding. And although this is based on belief in God, even if you don’t believe, I think it has valuable lessons.
The Book That Started the Movement
Inside, you’ll find:
A language for pain you couldn’t explain
How to hold faith when prayers feel unanswered
How to talk to loved ones and doctors when you’re out of words
Practices to anchor your day when your body won’t cooperate
You’re Not Alone
The chronically ill who wake up exhausted and go to bed discouraged. Caregivers who are tired of being strong and just want one place to exhale. Athletes and aging bodies that once carried dreams but now feel like they have betrayed their owners. Believers who still show up to pray but wonder why the heavens feel so quiet.
If that’s you or someone you love, this is your place. A place to lay down the questions no one has answered. A place to discover that you are not forgotten, not abandoned, and not alone. Here you will find words forged in suffering, truths rooted in scripture, and hope that still speaks even in the silence.
Because hope is not gone. It is waiting here for you.
Meet Andy Laurie, MD
Dr. Andy Laurie is the Amazon bestselling author of When Skies Aren’t Blue. For nearly three decades, he served as an emergency radiologist, practicing medicine at the highest levels of pressure and precision. At the same time, he has pastored faithfully at The Bridge Christian Church in Tucson, Arizona, where he has shepherded people through their hardest moments for over 25 years.
But Andy’s story is not just about the lives he has impacted in hospitals and churches. It is also about the battle he has fought in his own body. Diagnosed with POTS, a devastating disease of the autonomic nervous system, he has endured over 20 years of physical struggle that forced him to retire from medicine, yet never stopped him from leading, teaching, and inspiring others.
This contrast of doctor and patient, pastor and sufferer, gives Andy a rare perspective. He knows both sides of pain: the clinical charts and the lived experience. He has seen what it means to have health, and what it costs to lose it. Most importantly, he has discovered the prescriptions that not only carry you through dark skies but actually help turn them blue again.
Andy’s journey is deeply human. He has been married to his wife, Cyndi, since 1991, raised four children, and is now a grandfather. Their home in Tucson is filled with family, faith, and their beloved dogs. He writes and speaks not as a distant authority, but as someone who has walked through the valley and come out with scars, stories, and hard-won hope.
Now Andy invites you to take this journey with him, to learn from his 30 years in medicine, 20 years in ministry, and two decades in the trenches of chronic illness. If you have ever felt the weight of dark skies, his words will help you see that even when skies are not blue, light can still break through.
“We can have peace from God in the middle of the darkest times. The key is what we choose to “dwell” or focus on.”
– ANDY LAURIE, MD
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