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This memoir processing the death of her parents is more than that. So glad I read this- her writing is exquisite and I didn‘t want to put it down. Best book I‘ve read in awhile.

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Excellent so far. Super cold outside, so it's a perfect day to stay inside and read.

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Definitely one of my favorite books of the year. This book was had so many facets. Insurance coverage in the US, disability coverage, medical care. Chung discusses the health outcomes of both her parents & their subsequent passing. There were several aspects of her story that I definitely related to. My FIL had several types of cancer & he had been sick as long as my husband & I had been together. When my husband was offered a post doctoral

Chung writes beautifully of her experience losing her parents to different illnesses in a relatively short period of time. It‘s heartbreaking. She brought me right in to every conversation, every emotion.

Her first book on being Korean raised by her adopted white American family was just as insightful. If you haven‘t read it I‘d recommend it as well.

Be aware this partially takes place during the pandemic.

This memoir is about losing one‘s parents to death and disease. As my mother has recently undergone cancer treatment (3 times with different cancers) I could easily relate to the way Chung describes the feelings she had when her mother became ill with the same horrible disease. Chung lives on the opposite side of the country and was unable to visit her ailing mother during Covid restrictions which is another horrible addition to her pain.

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This was a surprising read. It looks very clinical and dry, but it‘s well written and engaging, with lots of useful information. It‘s better than The Menopause Manifesto, recently read, as the biases are handled better and the style is easier to follow. A lot comes down to: eat a balanced diet, exercise more, and consult your physician about screenings and medications. But there‘s a lot here to help prepare for those dr conversations.