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Catastrophic Rupture: A Memoir of Healing

K. Jane Lee

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In one of my courses, this semester, we watched a lecture by K. Jane Lee, MD, where she discussed her book Catastrophic Rupture. Dr. Lee is a pediatric specialist in complex and critical care at Children's Wisconsin. I think most women going into labor and delivery don't imagine a catastrophic outcome because they are not aware of the statistics. K. Jane Lee and her partner, also a doctor, were well aware of the statistics. Dr. Lee, especially, as she daily works in critical care pediatrics. The In one of my courses, this semester, we watched a lecture by K. Jane Lee, MD, where she discussed her book Catastrophic Rupture. Dr. Lee is a pediatric specialist in complex and critical care at Children's Wisconsin. I think most women going into labor and delivery don't imagine a catastrophic outcome because they are not aware of the statistics. K. Jane Lee and her partner, also a doctor, were well aware of the statistics. Dr. Lee, especially, as she daily works in critical care pediatrics. They went into each pregnancy well aware of the bad statistics and Dr. Lee mentions this, especially when contemplating a second pregnancy after her healthy and uncomplicated first-born. Jason had witnessed firsthand the things that could go wrong with human beings. He did not take our bright, healthy, beautiful child for granted. He didn’t assume that things would work out as well a second time around. p. 24 Unfortunately, everything that could have gone wrong did occur and her second child, Josephine, was born with severe neurological deficits.

The remaining memoir describes this family's journey coming to terms with Josephine's disabilities. Along the way, K. Jane Lee learns to stop projecting her own goals and dreams onto Josephine and to simply love and accept her for the wonderful person that she is. Dr. Lee has a humble writing style and I appreciate her honest thoughts in raising Josephine. Her love and pride for Josephine, and her entire family, shine through.

Of course I love this quote:

As the bedrock of the team, the nurses are crucial. They initiate care and handle many issues independently. They are the eyes, ears, and hands at the bedside. The team depends on them to recognize when things are not right and raise the alert. The attending depends on them to jump up the chain and call them directly when the nurse sees a resident floundering. Usually the nurses do a great job. They save the patients; they save the team. But sometimes they encounter something new that they haven’t been taught to recognize, let alone respond to. Sometimes they are overwhelmed or fatigued. Sometimes things slip through. pp. 107-108, Ten16 Press. Kindle Edition. ...more

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