Writer Nick Duerden had a very active life before he was hit by an illness that left him virtually unable to leave the house. Luckily he could still type, so he wrote a book about how he used alternative medicine to try and overcome his condition. Sceptical about all of this? I was - and thankfully so was Nick...

Get Well Soon: Adventures in Alternative Healthcare is published by Bloomsbury. 

Find out about Nick's other work at Nickduerden.co.uk.