
"An unflinching chronicle of loss that takes a hard look at the state of medical care in the United States." Kirkus ★★★★★ "Absolutely powerful, heartbreaking, and helpful!" - Reader Review No...

At 68, my mother calls me crying. She's been hiding a distended abdomen. It turns out she has ovarian cancer. We schedule surgery to remove the mass in her stomach, but her platelet count makes the prospect too high risk. We postpone. Days later, they again determine...