Writers Tricks of the Trade VOLUME 7, ISSUE 3 | Page 30

R EVIEWS BY M ARTHA (C ONT ’ D )
PTSD that Cheryl went through and still does.
Then there was Rob who was laughed at by his doctor when he went in for severe chest
pain. He was basically told it was all in his head and caused from his smoking. After several vis-
its to the doctor with the same problems he was brushed off and not given the proper tests to
determine that he really was a walking dead man. This came to a head when he went to the
hospital in cardiac arrest with one artery 90% blocked and another 100% blocked. This is also
when he actually died for over 40 minutes. Then came the malpractice suit against the doctor
who refused to believe he had a problem.
I read page after page and can tell you that I believe every word to be the truth. I've actually
known young girls who have gone through what Cheryl went through, not with their father but
brothers, cousins and their friends. They were afraid to tell anyone because of the threats that
were made to them. Like Cheryl, these were kids who actually feared for their lives and the lives
of those they loved. As for Rob, his death is a documented event. There have been others be-
fore and after him to actually die just to be brought back, but very few who were dead for so
long. His physical and mental abilities were severed to a degree but today, five years later, he is
recovered without any significant physical damage or brain damage remaining. He does what he
can to keep going with his new gift of life and was named Nurse of the Year-New York in 2015.
As for his 'doctor,' you'll have to read the book to know how that turned out.
This book is well worth reading for anyone of just about any age. As Cheryl says about their
lives being made public through this book “even if I help just one person, it will be worth it.” I
agree with her.
Martha Cheves
Martha has been our resident reviewer for a few years now, and can always be relied upon
to find a book we might not have found ourselves.
Thanks to her, many excellent self-published authors have gotten reviews and she doesn’t
limit herself to just-published books. A good book will always be a good book.
Martha’s book, A Book and a Dish, is quite fun. For every review in it, the author has submit-
ted a recipe for their favorite dish. So you get a double deal. Interesting reviews and great reci-
pes.
Visit her websites for more reviews and recipes.
http://marthaskitchenkorner.blogspot.com (A Book and a Dish)
http://stirlaughrepeat.blogspot.com (Main Site)
http://marthaatkitchenkorner.blogspot.com (Martha's Kitchen Korner)
http://marthasrecipecabinet.blogspot.com (Martha's Recipe Cabinet)
http://stirlaughrepeatcookbook.blogspot.com (Cookbook Site)
BOOKS BY MARTHA
W RITERS ’ T RICKS OF THE T RADE
P AGE 23
S UMMER 2017