“Sick Girl” is Kind of … Sick
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to get a heart transplant at 27? Well me neither. Still something about this book by Amy Silverstein caught my attention, and kept it. For example, who knew that when they transplant a heart, they don’t take the time to connect the nerve bundle into the recipient’s nervous system. So the poor person gets a new heart that hopefully beats well, but it beats completely unconnected with what you’re doing - running up the stairs, watching a scary movie, meditating, etc.I don’t typically think of heart transplant recipients as being ungrateful, but in “Sick Girl” you see that and you understand it. Her difficulties with the medical system, the drugs, the doctors and the burden that her situation places on her family is a must read for anyone who has a family member who has serious medical issues. You come to see the situation from all sides and to sympathize not only with Amy, but with her husband, her father and step-mom, her doctors… they’re all fighting like crazy and most of them have different goals, fears and feelings. This is a good read for anyone who enjoys non-fiction, biographies and who doesn’t get queasy easily. People who are deathly afraid of hospitals and/or doctors should NOT read this book.
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