title: Dizzy Spell: Living & Coping with an Inner Ear Disorder
author: Gillian Barnett
description: Gillian has dealt with an inner ear and balance disorder for two years. Through her own experiences and research, she hopes to help comfort others who are experiencing dizziness. Gillian lives with her husband and two children in Hampton, Virginia where she is working on her second book, a novel.
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  ![Cover image for You're Cursed. A close-up image of Dizzy holding two fingers
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  > Recap: Dizzy's story so far
  
  
  In book one, “I’m Cursed,” we meet our charming, completely sane, and not at
  all a Disaster Zone Jones heroine, Dizzy. While just minding her own business,
  trying to eat a turkey club at The Wood Liquor (the pub where everybody goes
  to do pub stuff), some kind of crazy nonsense happens. She slams down face-
  first into that tasty sandwich (Luckily, Lilly, the bartender, total babe, and
  occasional “giant parakeet named Duke,” didn’t seem to mind much.), and gets
  the heck out of dodge to throw herself a pity party.  
    
  After all, having your hotel burned down, then getting your tits doused with
  hot coffee while breaking some old lady’s walking stick, THEN getting those
  coffee-burnt tits sunburnt, AND having to fight off some random asshole’s
  misplaced curse is already a bit much for one day. Add to that not getti