A patient-empowering author with a background in Health Information Management and health reporting, I learned how to help my readers from both sides of the hospital bed. I survived emergency brain surgery for a BENIGN brain tumor crushing all the nerves between my head and spine. That endangered my heart's ability to continue beating! Suddenly blind, terrified and dependent on a world-wide serach for the doctor who could save me, I realized that my mindset could buy some survival time. I steeled myself to speak and behave cheerfully despite the pain, fear and unknown before me. It worked! When doctors informed me, after surgery, that I'd be blind for life, I said, "I foresee a beautiful future. I'll prove you wrong!" Read my book to learn how I regained my life, my sight and my laughter against HUGE odds, Filled with can-do strategies you or anyone can use to cope with medical crisis,

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