I'm Not Normal I'm Original is the touching memoir of a woman, Amy, who underwent significant trauma throughout her life-namely, surviving domestic violence and being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis MS. Amy lived in a tumultuous family environment after her parents' divorce, one where her father freely gave her money to get high and forget about her problems. When she saw a way out by marrying a man and moving across the country, she took it. Then, while pregnant with her second child, Amy's life came crashing down she began having symptoms of MS. Amy's struggles to come to terms with her MS diagnosis coincide with her surviving a seventeen-year-long abusive marriage. I'm Not Normal I'm Original is a story of heartache and joy, difficult diagnosis and good health. But more than anything, it's the story of learning to live life to its fullest.