Her weakest moment spawned a crusade for change. Julie Devaney takes on a journey through the health care system as she is diagnosed and treated for ulcerative colitis. In and out of emergency rooms in Vancouver and Toronto, she’s poked, prodded, and abandoned to a closet at one point, bearing the helplessness and indignities of a system that seems hell-bent on victimizing the sick. Raw, harrowing, and darkly funny, My Leaky Body argues convincingly for fixes to the system and better training for all medical personnel. As she recovers, she sets out to do just that: setting up a gurney on stage at workshops and conferences across the country to teach Bedside Manners 101 and to advocate for repairs to the system. Part memoir, part love story, part revolutionary manifesto, My Leaky Body is politicially astute, gooey like cake batter, and raw like ulcerated bowels. Devaney writes the book that will heal her aching heart and relax her strictured rectum as she weaves stories from professional and public interactions with tales from her gurney. (20120904)
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“Part memoir, part manifesto, Julie Devaney’s profoundly honest new book should be required reading for anyone who may ever have to visit a hospital — which mean, in effect, everyone. . . . moving and genuinely inspirational.” — Shawn Syms, Quill & Quire (20120904)
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“Devaney’s writing talent turns emergency-room neglect into poetry . . . She is one of the few individuals brave enough to complain without blaming. Her courage is raw.” — Heather Mallick (20120904)
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Canadians like to believe that we have the best health care system in the world....especially compared with out neighbour to the south. Read Julie Devaney's account of what she went through coping with a chronic illness. I would insist that it be manadory reading for students in medical school. Doctor/patient communication is discussed a lot. I have experienced some of the same insults to my body and psyche. Devaney is a very brave young woman. She exposed horrible institutional behaviour on the part of UBC as well as crises in the ER. You will not be able to put this book down. I was sorry when it ended. But Devaney turned lemons into lemon-aid. I'm so happy that she is now teaching medical professionals (doctors and nurses, in particular) what it feels like to be in the hospital bed, dependent and scared. Some docs need an attitude adjustment - big time. This book will help you deal with the medical world on your own terms.
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This young woman went through hell, not just because of her medical condition. She was abused by our medical system, and the people that "said" they were there to help her. She survived, recovered, and persevered to be an amazing force in the reform of the Canadian Health Care System. I hope she makes it!
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