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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionseBook editionsLife with Sudden Death: A Tale of Moral Hazard and Medical Misadventureby Michael Downing
Synopses & ReviewsBook News Annotation:Downing (creative writing, Tufts U.) grew up the youngest of nine
children in a devout Catholic family. Life threw him the first of
many challenges with the unexpected death of his 44-year-old father
when Downing was just three; with no autopsy performed the precise
cause was unknown. In this poignant, flowing, and often humorous,
memoir, Downing wastes no time easing readers into his life, dropping
us immediately into his 1960s Catholic elementary schooling and world
without a father. The journey through his youth, Harvard education,
and academic career takes a decisive turn with the unexpected death
of a brother in 2003 at the age of 52. Discovering that a genetic
heart condition runs in his family--the only symptom of which is
sudden death--Downing enters the maze of the medical world as he
searches for ways to prevent his own untimely demise.
Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:The youngest of nine children, Michael Downing was three when his father died — suddenly and inexplicably. No autopsy was performed. The family diagnosis was Gods will.
As a boy, Downing rigorously trained as a spiritual athlete, preparing to vault into heaven. But eventually he escaped the religious dogma, and the family arena — until one of his brothers died in 2003, suddenly and inexplicably. No autopsy was performed. Alarmed, Downing pursued a diagnosis: Drawn into a world of researchers, clinicians, and manufacturers with their own arcane ethics and faith, Downing discovered he had inherited a mutant protein from his father, and the first symptom would be his sudden death.
To save his life, a defibrillator was hard-wired to his heart. Within weeks, he needed emergency surgery to remove the device and the life-threatening infection he got with it. Two months later, he was re-implanted — only to read in his morning newspaper that the new wires anchored to his heart were prone to failure. His device might be powerless, or it might deliver a series of unwarranted, possibly fatal, shocks.
From a bedeviled boyhood in the Berkshires to a grim comedy of errors in one of Bostons best hospitals, Life with Sudden Death is a wild ride. Synopsis:After the sudden death of his father and later his brother, Downing discovers he had inherited a mutant protein, and that the first symptom would be his sudden death. This harrowing story is a tale of Downing's medical misadventures in one of Boston's best hospitals. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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