Healing: When a Nurse Becomes a Patient

Format: Hardcover Language: English ISBN: 1643750690 ISBN13: 9781643750699 Release Date: April 2022 Publisher: Algonquin Books Length: 272 Pages Weight: 0.73 lbs. Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.3" From the New York Times bestselling author of The Shift comes a frank look at navigating the world of healthcare as a cancer nurse becomes a patient and experiences the system from the other side.​ Despite her training and years of experience as an oncology and hospice nurse, Brown finds it difficult to navigate the medical maze from the other side of the bed. Why is she so often left in the dark about procedures and treatments? Why is she expected to research her own best treatment options? Why is there so much red tape? At times she's mad at herself for not speaking up and asking for what she needs but knows that being a "difficult" patient could mean she gets worse care. Of the almost four million women in this country living with breast cancer, many have had, like Bro