I too have been through an unexpected and life changing medical situation. Thanks to the author who so clearly articulates the emotional journey of such an experience. I am grateful that she used her experience as a patient to educate others in the medical field how their words and gestures can either add to the distress we are feeling or alleviate it. Read this book and you will also learn practical ways to help others through crisis.

I was constantly amazed at how the author blended the art of medicine in the words she wrote, evoking that ethereal quality of what makes healthcare, evidence-based no doubt, much more than a scientific fact-based endeavor. The human aspect of healthcare is front and center and amazingly moving. As a physician myself, I commend her for shining a light on the importance of connection, compassion and love in the approach and delivery of medicine. We need more doctors like her!

I actually know the author, and I think this is amazing