
Saving Sarah
Janet Murnaghan(Author)
St Martin's Press
Published on 1. October 2018
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-250-13528-5 (ISBN)
Description
Sarah had been dying of cystic fibrosis since the day she was born. The disease quickly ravaged her lungs and little body bit-by-bit. Fragile and frail, she had only weeks to live, when her mum realised the reality of Sarah's situation: transplant laws, restricting access to lungs based on arbitrary age restrictions, meant Sarah's options were limited. The injustice of her daughter's fate spurred Janet to start a public battle against outdated health care regulations and a battle to save Sarah's life.
Janet transformed her pain and desperation into a voice for Sarah and other kids using social media as her megaphone with friends and family as Sarah's warriors. How does a family navigate catastrophic illness and life in a hospital, while still maintaining a sense of normalcy? Saving Sarah is a story of hope and courage, and a mother's determination to never give up. It's also the story of how a family - Janet and her husband Fran have three other children, one adopted from Ghana - reacts and adjusts when one of its members is in ongoing crisis.
Janet transformed her pain and desperation into a voice for Sarah and other kids using social media as her megaphone with friends and family as Sarah's warriors. How does a family navigate catastrophic illness and life in a hospital, while still maintaining a sense of normalcy? Saving Sarah is a story of hope and courage, and a mother's determination to never give up. It's also the story of how a family - Janet and her husband Fran have three other children, one adopted from Ghana - reacts and adjusts when one of its members is in ongoing crisis.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Dimensions
Height: 165 mm
Width: 243 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
456 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-250-13528-5 (9781250135285)
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Janet Murnaghan
Saving Sarah
One Mother's Battle Against the Health Care System to Save Her Daughter's Life
E-Book
03/2025
St. Martin's Press
€18.18
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Person
JANET MURNAGHAN is a former television news producer and public relations executive. When her daughter Sarah was denied a life-saving double lung transplant, she led a campaign to save her daughter's life with the support of the media, members of Congress, and the general public. She lives in Florida with her husband and four children.