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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 616.830092 EAN: 9780316024754 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0316024759 Label: Little, Brown and Company Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 304 Publication Date: October 01, 2008 Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Release Date: October 01, 2008 Studio: Little, Brown and Company Editorial Review: Product Description: Cory Friedman woke up one morning when he was five years old with the uncontrollable urge to twitch his neck. From that day forward his life became a hell of irrepressible tics and involuntary utterances, and Cory embarked on an excruciating journey from specialist to specialist to discover the cause of his disease. Soon it became unclear what tics were symptoms of his disease and what were side effects of the countless combinations of drugs. The only certainty is that it kept getting worse. Simply put: Cory Friedman's life was a living hell. AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE is the true story of Cory and his family's decades-long battle for survival in the face of extraordinary difficulties and a maddening medical establishment. It is a heart-rending story of struggle and triumph with a climax as dramatic as any James Patterson thriller. (2008) Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Against Medical AdviceI have read all the books that James Patterson has written. I am used to his style of writting. The way this book was written was not a James Patterson style. So much about Cory, his family and the horrible diease Tourette's syndrome was not even brought up. If the story had been written more like novel it would have not only told the story of Cory Friedman but read more like the James Patterson style. Though I do feel for the Friedman family. I would have liked to have read how Jesse his sister ... Read More Rating:  - A fascinating story...I'm a huge fan of James Patterson. I think I've read every book he's ever written, including the ones for teens (the Maximum Ride series and The Dangerous Days of Daniel X). I especially like his Women's Murder Club series. He's a great writer when it comes to fiction. And, now it seems he can add writing non-fiction to his list of accomplishments. "Against Medical Advice" grabbed my attention from the first page and had me turning page after page with eager anticipation. It's a heart ... Read More Rating:  - quick read, easy to readI read this book in about 4 hours,it is interesting and once you get started you do want to see how it turns out. But it is not a "keeper", just get it from the library. You won't learn much about Tourettes, but you will learn a lot about the medical establishment's compulsion to prescribe medications and keep on prescribing regardless of the consequences. Rating: - True story that will move youI had no idea what having Tourette's syndrome was like; i.e., until I read AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE by James Patterson and Hal Friedman . . . it is a true story about how one family dealt with the reality of having to deal with this debilitating illness. As Cory, the son with Tourette's indicates: * I once told my parents that they couldn't live through a single day with what I go through every day of my life, and that was when I was a lot better ... Read More Rating: - Fast-paced, interesting...and NOT manipulativeLike most Patterson books (except the romances), this one doesn't dwell on weepy emotions or maudlin sentimentality. All the characters are strong and ACT on their problems instead of wallowing in the self-pity that characterize all of Oprah's guests. This book moves very quickly, has lots of illuminating episodes and reads like a really good novel. |
