Patrick is almost finished university when his life turns upside down. It begins innocently enough, with a newly developed appreciation for the taste of water. His love of water quickly becomes an obsession, and before long, Patrick is drinking 20 cups a day. Then he starts experiencing other changes: exhaustion, weight loss and (naturally) constant urination. He begins to fall behind in his last semester, but can't even muster up the energy to care. That's when Patrick lands in intensive care, where he develops a new obsession: survival.

The Water Lover offers a raw, vulnerable look at the realities of chronic illness, the limits of the Canadian medical system, and the rush of finding that elusive Prince album on vinyl. (From Conundrum Press)

Patrick Allaby is a comic creator from Sackville, New Brunswick. Since being diagnosed with diabetes, Patrick has focused his work on what it's like to live with chronic illness. His published his first graphic novel, Martin Peters, in 2019.