Sick Girl

By: Amy Silverstein

Published October 10th 2007 by Grove Press (first published September 10th 2007)

Category: Biography

Pages: 304 pages

ISBN: 9780802118547

Description:
At just twenty-four, Amy Silverstein was your typical type-A law student: smart, driven, and highly competitive. With a budding romance and a heavy academic schedule, Silverstein did not have time for illnessÑeven one that caused her to black out and suffer temporary blindness. When her family doctor suggested her symptoms were due to stress and diet, she was happy to think calm thoughts and eat fistfuls of salt. At such a young age, how could she have guessed that her heart was about to give out?

With a grace and force reminiscent of Lucy GrealyÕs Autobiography of a Face or Susanna KaysenÕs Girl, Interrupted , Silverstein chronicles her harrowing medical journey from first misdiagnosis to astonishing and ongoing recovery, all amidst a romantic bedside courtship with her husband, Scott, and her uncompromising drive to become a mother. Silverstein presents a patientÕs perspective that is fierce, provocative, and sometimes controversial, allowing readers to live her nightmare from the insideÑan unforgettable experience that is both painfully disturbing and utterly compelling.