{"product_id":"against-medical-advice-james-patterson-9780446505246","title":"Against Medical Advice","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this inspiring true story, a child struggles with Tourette's syndrome-and overcomes extraordinary challenges with the help of his loving parents.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCory 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.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAgainst Medical Advice\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Patterson, Hal Friedman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0446505242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780446505246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.32w x 0.88d","brand":"James Patterson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990181609727,"sku":"9780446505246","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2c15049b-0025-48c8-b98b-b77d37557b20.jpg?v=1683303458","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/against-medical-advice-james-patterson-9780446505246","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}