Invalid / Invalid: Two Meanings. One Wound.

By Carol A Santella

INVALID / INVALID is a quiet exploration of what happens when illness, limitation, or unseen struggle changes the way the world looks at you - and the way you begin to look at yourself.

When something isn't visible, it's often misunderstood. Symptoms are minimized. Pain is questioned. Strength is assumed. Over time, this lack of understanding can wound more deeply than the condition itself, leaving people feeling diminished, dismissed, or quietly erased.

This book gives language to that experience. It speaks to those who have felt reduced to a diagnosis, a limitation, or a problem to be solved - and to those who have carried the weight of being unseen while trying to remain human.

This book is an invitation to be seen, to be understood, and to remember that no condition - and no one else's lack of understanding - has the power to make you invalid.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GHC3B4CL
• ISBN13: 9798242614611
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.1" x 5.0"