An illustrated book cover for Notes From A Sickbed showing a woman laying in a bed.

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In 2009, Tessa Brunton experienced the first symptoms of myalgic encephalomyelitis (also known as chronic fatigue syndrome). She spent much of the next eight years unwell, in a medical holding pattern, housebound and often alone. In 2017, she found a strategy that helped reduce her symptoms, and soon began creating the first installments of a graphic memoir. Notes from a Sickbed collects previously released and brand-new, unseen comics that recall her experiences with honesty, a pointed wit, and a lively visual imagination.

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"Painfully real." ―starred, Kirkus Reviews

"Being stuck at home on the couch with an endless illness should be an absolute nightmare, but somewhere between Tessa's unruly imagination and her dark sense of humor, she's created a surprisingly exciting, funny, and strangely uplifting world. A truly unique and wonderful book."

―Julia Wertz, author-artist, Tenements, Towers & Trash: An Unconventional Illustrated History of New York City

"Tessa's intimate, surreal, and impeccably composed diary comics invite you in and wrap around you like a warm quilt. Her work is a soothing balm for the chronic frustrations of living in a human body."

―Lisa Hanawalt, creator of Tuca & Bertie

"This book is a gorgeous and necessary addition to the canon of graphic medicine."

―Nicole Georges, author-artist, Calling Dr. Laura: A Graphic Memoir

"Tessa Brunton generously shares with us not only her struggle of living with a chronic, little-understood disease, but also her go-to skills for coping: a sharp wit and a rich, fabulously intricate inner life. And her drawings are gorgeous!"

―Rob Kirby, author-artist, Marry Me a Little