Saving Sarah: One Mother's Battle Against the Health Care System to Save Her Daughter's Life

Murnaghan, Janet

ISBN 10: 1250135281 / ISBN 13: 9781250135285

Edité par St. Martin's Press, 2018

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• Titre: Saving Sarah: One Mother's Battle Against the Health Care System to Save Her Daughter's Life
• Éditeur: St. Martin's Press
• Date de parution: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1250135281
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781250135285
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• État de l'article: Good

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Synopsis

Sarah had been dying of cystic fibrosis since the day she was born. The disease quickly ravaged her lungs and little body bit-by-bit. Fragile and frail, she had only weeks to live, when her mum realised the reality of Sarah’s situation: transplant laws, restricting access to lungs based on arbitrary age restrictions, meant Sarah’s options were limited. The injustice of her daughter’s fate spurred Janet to start a public battle against outdated health care regulations and a battle to save Sarah’s life. Janet transformed her pain and desperation into a voice for Sarah and other kids using social media as her megaphone with friends and family as Sarah’s warriors. How does a family navigate catastrophic illness and life in a hospital, while still maintaining a sense of normalcy? Saving Sarah is a story of hope and courage, and a mother’s determination to never give up. It's also the story of how a family - Janet and her husband Fran have three other children, one adopted from Ghana - reacts and adjusts when one of its members is in ongoing crisis.

À propos de l?auteur

JANET MURNAGHAN is a former television news producer and public relations executive. When her daughter Sarah was denied a life-saving double lung transplant, she led a campaign to save her daughter's life with the support of the media, members of Congress, and the general public. She lives in Florida with her husband and four children.