“Early one morning in April 2016 I woke up seriously contemplating the possibility that I would never be able to generate the strength, focus and courage to get out of bed. The combination of crippling anxiety, chronic pain, muscle atrophy, and the fascinating mix of pharmaceuticals coursing through my body, I feared, finally broke me.»
Those are the words of Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), the ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, on the front page of his new book, lost and broken. In his book, Smith recounts his deeply personal story of suffering, and ultimately overcoming, debilitating physical and mental illnesses.