The first thing people notice when meeting best-selling authorHaywood Smithis her warm smile and positive energy – which is remarkable considering all that the 63-year-old has been through. For instance, she’s battled chronic pain most of her life.
Haywood has a genetic disorder: Her body produces too many T cells when exposed to yeasts, molds and fungi. As a result, her immune system goes into overdrive, causing an inflammatory response affecting her joints and pituitary system.
直到几年前,海伍德才得到了正确的诊断——T细胞受体缺陷导致的慢性真菌性关节炎。自12岁起,她的炎症就造成了关节疼痛和破坏。到57岁时,她已经接受了26次手术,包括双膝和双髋关节置换手术。
Haywood likens her life to living in a Stephen King novel, which she thought was normal till she started using her experiences in her books. She seems to take life’s adversities in stride, with optimism and wit. Already the author of six successful historical romance novels, she decided after her divorce 11 years ago to never read or write a book that didn’t make her laugh and feel good. So she began writing humorous novels targeting baby boomer women, which won her loyal fans and commercial success.The Red Hat Club(St. Martin’s Press, 2004) made The New York Times best-seller list.
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