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Ask Me Why I Hurt: The Kids Nobody Wants And The Doctor Who Heals Them (2011)

by Randy Christensen(Favorite Author)

4.21 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0307718999 (ISBN13: 9780307718990)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Broadway Books

review 1: What a good book! It takes a lot of fortitude to read some of the stories of the homeless children. The love and dedication shown my Dr.Christensen and his staff on the mobile healthcare van is heart warming. They are so brave. All that is wrong with the USA health care system is shown in glaring and true light. Although the purpose of the book is not to preach health care reform, anyone who questions the need for a remake of our current health care system needs to read this book. Maybe a read of this book will help Obama Care haters grown hearts. For sure, the reader ends up caring for the health and safety of these kids!
review 2: Really good, but really sad at points (though given the topic that can hardly come as a surprise). There's at least one point... more if not more per chapter that could easily set the reader off crying. It's all about how for the last 12 years Dr. Randy Christensen has been working to provide health care for youth in the Arizona state who are otherwise unable to get health care. A lot of the time the children/teens are homeless, living on the streets or staying with friends because even as dangerous as living on the streets is, it's often safer for them than being at home. Dr. Randy writes about some of the children he's worked with, and the issues they've had to face. He also writes about the issues he's had in getting healthcare for them - whether lack of funding for medication, or the kids being unable to get insurance and therefore being unable to get treatment. He also talks about his life and family and what was going on while developing the program and getting the mobile treatment centre started up and running. less

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