If You'd Only Listen

<p></p><p></p><p><em>If You'd Only Listen</em> asks the question: How Far Are You Prepared to Go to Save the Life of Someone You Love?</p><p></p><p><strong>371000 patients die every year</strong> in the U.S. from <strong>preventable medical errors</strong>; 424000 are left with ongoing disabilities (<strong>Johns Hopkins & Harvard).</strong></p><p> </p><p> The author and her husband knew nothing of this when they had to move out of state for his liver transplant due to an impossibly long waiting list in their home state of California.`</p><p> </p><p> <em>If You'd Only Listen</em> is a <strong>trip through medical hell</strong> but thanks to the author's midwestern tomboy grit and determination she prevailed over a medical system that seemed bent on defeating her and her husband. The horror is leavened only by the author's wicked sense of humor.</p><p> </p><p> The <strong>ADDENDUM</strong> presents a <strong>deep dive into medical errors</strong> and offers <strong>recommendations</strong> for how you can prevent errors from ending the life of someone you love.</p><p></p><p></p>