The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down Free Pdf

ISBN: 0374533407
Title: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down Pdf A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures (FSG Classics)
Author: Anne Fadiman
Published Date: 2012-04-24
Page: 368

“Superb, informal cultural anthropology--eye-opening, readable, utterly engaging.” ―Carole Horn, The Washington Post Book World“This is a book that should be deeply disturbing to anyone who has given so much as a moment's thought to the state of American medicine. But it is much more . . . People are presented as [Fadiman] saw them, in their humility and their frailty--and their nobility.” ―Sherwin B. Nuland, The New Republic“The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down changed how doctors see themselves and how they see their patients. Anne Fadiman celebrates the complexity and the individuality of the human interactions that make up the practice of medicine while simultaneously pointing out directions for change and breaking readers' hearts with the tragedies of cultural displacement, medical limitations, and futile good intentions.” ―Perri Klass, M.D., author of A Not Entirely Benign Procedure

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down explores the clash between a small county hospital in California and a refugee family from Laos over the care of Lia Lee, a Hmong child diagnosed with severe epilepsy. Lia's parents and her doctors both wanted what was best for Lia, but the lack of understanding between them led to tragedy. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest, and the Salon Book Award, Anne Fadiman's compassionate account of this cultural impasse is literary journalism at its finest. The current edition, published for the book's fifteenth anniversary, includes a new afterword by the author that provides updates on the major characters along with reflections on how they have changed Fadiman's life and attitudes.

It was truly amazing; extremely interesting subject matter written about with such ... I'm hesitant to review this book because I know I will not do it justice. It was truly amazing; extremely interesting subject matter written about with such eloquence. I loved it!The main story is about a sick little girl, but there's so much more to it. Hmong tradition & history is expertly woven into the pages. Most stories about tribes & clans are written by ppl who go thousands of miles away & come back to America to tell the story. The Hmong came to America & the story unfolded before the eyes of many Americans, some of whom wished it hadn't. It was interesting to see how the Hmong reacted to our own customs & habits, and even more interesting to read about theirs. The girl's first seizure occurred when her sister slammed a door. According to the Hmong, the loud noise scared her soul away, so she got sick. You can also get sick if you point your finger at the full moon, pee on a rock that looks like a tiger, or wash your clothes in a lake w/ dragons.Though it was emotionally intense, it was not a ball-your-eyes-out kind of book. There were a few sad parts, a few funny parts, and even a little fantasy (their shamans rode winged horses through a staircase to the 'sky-world' to bargain for souls of the sick.) And of course, there was a heavy dose of reality; how they were treated when they came here, the best way to bridge the communication gap, welfare programs & the justice system, the concerns of her doctors & care givers. How do you explain pneumonia to ppl who don't know what lungs are!?Overall, an excellent & fascinating book.

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