Failure to Thrive

<p><span style=color: rgba(42 42 42 1)>C. C. Green wrote </span><em style=color: rgba(42 42 42 1)>Failure to Thrive - A Medical Student's Novel </em><span style=color: rgba(42 42 42 1)>because she had no idea what she was getting into when she began medical school and wanted to share her experiences. The story follows three medical students who almost overnight are expected to graduate from tests and textbooks to working with real patients during their clinical rotations.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(42 42 42 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(42 42 42 1)>Dani the stubborn writer with a non-traditional path to medicine is handed a difficult patient her first day on the wards. Sam the anxiety-riddled offspring of a surgical dynasty reluctantly dives headfirst into the operating room. Anna the disciplined perfectionist and team mom holding the group together finds herself questioning the career choice of her dreams. Together these friends will navigate some of the toughest parts of medical school - mistreatment by superiors competition with peers and the elusive idea of wellness on top of the everyday woes of family drama friendships and dating.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(42 42 42 1)>Not just for medical students </span><em style=color: rgba(42 42 42 1)>Failure to Thrive</em><span style=color: rgba(42 42 42 1)> is meant for anyone who enjoys stories of overcoming adversity unlikely friendships and comedy as a coping mechanism. Most of all it is a reminder of what it means to be human and how empathy can help heal us.</span></p>