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The Kids Nobody Wants and the Doctor Who Heals Them
Broadway Books
April 2011
On Sale: April 12, 2011
288 pages
ISBN: 0307718999
EAN: 9780307718990
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
The unforgettable inspiring memoir of one extraordinary
doctor who is saving lives in a most unconventional way Ask
Me Why I Hurt is the touching and revealing first-person
account of the remarkable work of Dr. Randy Christensen.
Trained as a pediatrician, he works not in a typical
hospital setting but, rather, in a 38-foot Winnebago that
has been refitted as a doctor’s office on wheels. His
patients are the city’s homeless adolescents and children. In the shadow of one affluent American city, Dr. Christensen
has dedicated his life to caring for society's throwaway
kids—the often-abused, unloved children who live on the
streets without access to proper health care, all the while
fending off constant threats from thugs, gangs, pimps, and
other predators. With the Winnebago as his moveable medical
center, Christensen and his team travel around the outskirts
of Phoenix, attending to the children and teens who need him
most. With tenderness and humor, Dr. Christensen chronicles
everything from the struggles of the van’s early beginnings,
to the support system it became for the kids, and the
ultimate recognition it has achieved over the years. Along
with his immense professional challenges, he also describes
the trials and joys he faces while raising a growing family
with his wife Amy. By turns poignant, heartbreaking, and
charming, Dr. Christensen's story is a gripping and rich
memoir of his work and family, one of those rare books that
stays with you long after you’ve turned the last page.
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