Download or read book A Guide to Surviving Medical Care written by Charlene E McGee Smith, PH D and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-12-16 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Guide to Surviving Medical Care is a frank and sometimes unsettling manuscript recounting a two-year battle with end-stage kidney disease. The author writes from the unique vantage point of someone who has worked in medicine and experienced it as a patient. This guidebook prepares patients to become partners in their medical care and, in so doing, to enhance their chances for the best possible outcome. The author offers nine empowering steps everyone can take to increase understanding, improve mindset, and maximize the opportunity for survival. It is a powerful and personal story clearly and skillfully told, a must-read for medical students, doctors, patients, and anyone with loved ones confronting severe illnesses.