| Beware the Grieving Warrior: A Child's Preventable Death, a Father's Fight for Justice Contributor(s): Hicock, Larry (Author), Lewis, John (With) |
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ISBN: 1550226738 ISBN-13: 9781550226737 Publisher: ECW Press OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2004 Annotation: Beware the Grieving Warrior describes the fight of one registered nurse and father who fought to expose the neglect of a hospital staff and administration after the tragic deaths of two children due to post-operative complications. By turns shocking and heartrending, infuritating and inspiring, this book offers a chilling firsthand account of the obstacles and resistance that John Lewis encountered as he wound through a hellish maze of bureaucracy and eventually won his day in court. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Care Delivery |
| Dewey: 362.1 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.52" W x 8.97" (0.94 lbs) 264 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In early 2003, Ontario's deputy chief coroner ordered an inquest into the tragic deaths of two children due to post-operative complications in a Hamilton hospital. The cases may never have been reported were it not for John Lewis, a registered nurse, and father of 11-year-old Claire -- one of the two children.Beware the Grieving Warrior describes John's fight, in the midst of immeasurable grief and sorrow, against hospital staff and administration who failed to acknowledge their neglect. By turns shocking and heartrending, infuriating and inspiring, this book offers a chilling first-hand account of the obstacles and resistance Lewis encountered as he wound through a hellish maze of bureaucracy, until he won his day in court. The story is intensely intimate and brutally honest. It is about the suffering that inevitably results -- for patients, their families, and for the health care professionals involved -- when the truth is withheld. |