Bunny Boy and Me - My Triumph over Chronic Pain with the Help of the World’s Unluckiest Luckiest Rabbit
Nancy Laracy
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Summary
The author has strong connections with various chronic pain and pet therapy organizations such as the National Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Association (NFMCPA, 150,000 mailing list subscribers, 175,000 Facebook followers), the American Society of Pain Educators, Fibromyalgia Care Society of America (FCSA), Animal Assisted Therapy, and CancerCare (25,800 Facebook followers). The author’s contacts have committed to promoting the book--including Martha McCallum, Fox Five news anchor; Jan Chambers, president of the NFMCPA, Mark Levin of Life, Liberty, and Levin on Fox Five; Steve Doocey, Fox Five morning news anchor; Debra Weiner of The American Society of Pain Educators; Amy North of World Institute of Pain; Michele Powers of NJ News 12, and many more. The book will publish to coincide with Pain Week in September, the largest pain conference in the US. Her story and Bunny Boy have been featured in publications and sites such as Arthritis Today Magazine, Pain Pathways Magazine, The American Chronic Pain Association newsletter, Pain View Magazine, NFMCPA’s magazine, Clio’s Psyche, Rabbits USA magazine, Petcha.com, Pet Partners, and Bunnies in Baskets. She has also been featured on NJ Channel 12 Petstop. She will reach out to her contacts for new features. The author intends to approach names like Lady Gaga, Oprah Winfrey, Katie Couric, and Martha McCallum and Steve Doocy of Fox 5 to help promote the book. There has never been a memoir about a pet rabbit and his owner, whose bond enabled both of them to overcome similar chronic illnesses. Bunny Boy’s story is unique, vital, and one of a kind. The book will appeal to all animal lovers or pet owners, specifically those who own pet rabbits, as well as to anyone suffering from chronic pain and autoimmune disease. 1 in 3 Americans suffer from chronic pain (116 million people). Chronic pain costs the US more than 600 billion each year. There is no “cure” for chronic pain except for administering drugs, and nondrug therapies such as pet therapy is becoming extremely popular and successful. 1.98 million people in the US own a rabbit. There were about 6.6 million pet rabbits in America (2010). 164 million people in the US own a pet, and total pet expenditures in 2016 was $66.75 billion. The popularity of pet memoirs continues to surge, according to articles by Newsweek and the Independent. Books about the human-animal bond like Marley and Me (2005) and A Dog’s Purpose (2016) are bestsellers.