Endure: CRPS, the Cost of Pain, and the Power of Love

Endure is my story-a journey through the relentless fire of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), and the emotional wreckage it leaves behind.

What began as a strange ache in my ankle turned into a diagnosis that shattered my physical strength, stole my mobility, and nearly erased my sense of self. I faced the daily torment of burning nerve pain, the quiet devastation of depression, and the crushing guilt of feeling like a burden to the people I love most-my wife and our young daughter.

This book isn't about triumph in the traditional sense. There's no miracle cure here. What Endure offers is something more honest: the messy, painful, and deeply human process of learning to live with a body that no longer plays by the rules. It's about rebuilding a marriage strained by invisible illness. About parenting when your arms shake and your legs can't run. About redefining manhood, strength, and self-worth.

But at its heart, this is a story about love-the kind that shows up anyway. The kind that grows softer, stronger, and more sacred through pain.

If you've ever felt broken, invisible, or not enough... this is for you.

-Franklin Baird