Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; 1 Surprises; 2 Definitions; 3 Adjustments; 4 More Surprises; 5 Moving On; 6 Parlez-Vous Medicine?; 7 Pain and Joy; 8 Jean-Pierre; 9 North and South; 10 Hospital Touring; 11 Collisions; 12 Here and There; 13 Chasing a Healthy Life; 14 Care Matters; 15 Healing Places; 16 Running Matters; 17 Limiting Collateral Damage; 18 A Good Life; 19 Wishing; Acknowledgements.
Summary
Susan Biggar fell in love with a New Zealander. Maybe as an American, she saw Darryl as a ticket to an exhilarating, global life. When her first son arrived, he came with fierce blue eyes, a curly toe and cystic fibrosis. The doctors said he would be lucky to reach the age of thirty. A job offer in Paris snatched the family from New Zealand, depositing them in the city of lights, romance-and a whole new medical world. When Susan's second baby was also born with cystic fibrosis, the insignificant worries of her old life slipped away, shifting her from 'normal mum' to 'gotta-figure-out-how-to-k.
