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Defending Andy

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Defending Andy is a powerful and deeply moving memoir written by registered nurse Marilyn Azevedo about her son, Andy, and his courageous three-year battle with a rare form of cancer. The story begins when Andy is a high school student, and it chronicles his struggles through surgeries, chemotherapy, and radiation.

Crucially, the book details a second, equally devastating battle: the mother's fight against the US health insurance industry. Azevedo recounts how the HMO system denied coverage for Andy's life-saving bone marrow transplant due to the cost, forcing the family to rely on community fundraising. Although they eventually raised the money, it was too late. The memoir becomes an impassioned account of grief, loss, and social advocacy, detailing Marilyn and Andy's journey to Washington, D.C., to lobby Congress for health insurance reform. The book serves as both a loving memorial to Andy and a fierce critique of the failures of the American health care system.

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Series Title

Health Advocacy and Social Issues

Call Number

362.196994 AZE d

Publisher

Florida : Heath Communication., 2001

Collation

xvii + 350 hlm.: ilus.; 14 x 22 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-1-558-74906-1

Classification

362.196994

Content Type

text

Media Type

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Carrier Type

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Edition

1

Subject(s)

Memoir / Non-Fiction
Cancer / Grief
Health Care Reform
Insurance Industry
Social Advocacy

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