Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors And The Collision Of Two Cultures

by Anne Fadiman

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Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors And The Collision Of Two Cultures

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Brilliantly reported & beautifully crafted, The Spirit Catches You & You Fall Down explores the clash between the Merced Community Medical Center in California & a refugee family from Laos over the care of Lia Lee, a Hmong child diagnosed with severe epilepsy. Lia's parents & her doctors both wanted what was best for Lia, but the lack of understanding between them led to tragedy.