Jill Stegman’s One Pill Makes You Stronger: The Drug That Scorched My Soul is a moving and heart breaking memoir. Stegman gives a brutally honest, comprehensively researched and courageous description of the potential dangers caused by taking prednisone.
Stegman offers a harrowing and honest account of the effect that prednisone had during her husband's recovery from his illness. She illustrates the importance of patient advocacy and the psychological aspects of medication with medical professionals.

I sometimes find it hard to rate a memoir but keeping in mind that this book deals with her grief and survivor's guilt, this is her memoir her story and will be used as a way to help educate others and advocate awareness on a heartbreaking subject I give it 4 stars.

Thank you #netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

A really interesting read!
Well written and heartbreakingly honest, this book is a revelation.
I really felt true sympathy for the author and for the unnecessary suffering her husband endured as the result of taking prednisone.
My only criticism would be that I would have liked to have seen some photographs at the end or during the book, as it is such a personal read.

Heartbreaking story.

Thanks to author,publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book. While I got the book for free,it had no bearing on the rating I gave it.

Pulls at the heart strings. This tells the story of how cancer and cancer's "cures" tore apart a family. It's really a side of a story we don't often hear, but we sure do need more honesty when it comes to "cures." Read at times like a novel (this is a compliment). What a warrior the author is for telling her story.

Jill gives a harrowing and honest account of the impact that prednisone had during her husband's recovery from illness. It convincingly illustrates the importance of patient advocacy and exploring psychological aspects of medication with medical professionals. Undoubtedly a difficult story to write and heart wrenching to live through. She shares her coping strategies to understand grief and survivor's guilt. She's used her journey to create awareness and educate others.