{"product_id":"the-koi-who-climbed-the-heidi-scroggins-9798255043545","title":"The Koi Who Climbed the Waterfall: A Memoir of Medical Self-Advocacy, Survival, and Learning to Be Heard","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou know something isn't right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut no one is listening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn with achondroplasia, a type of dwarfism, she entered the medical world before she could even speak. By the time she was a year old, doctors didn't expect her to survive. But survival was only the beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat followed was a lifetime of hospitalizations, surgeries, and moments where being heard could mean the difference between life and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a mother who refused to stay silent...\u003cbr\u003eTo becoming a patient who learned to speak up...\u003cbr\u003eTo fighting for her own daughter in a system that didn't always listen...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Koi Who Climbed the Waterfall\u003c\/b\u003e is a powerful memoir of resilience, survival, and the hard-earned skill of medical self-advocacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough deeply personal experiences-including being dismissed by doctors, navigating life-threatening complications, and making critical decisions in real time-this book reveals what every patient, parent, and caregiver needs to know: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to recognize when something is wrong-even if others don't see it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen to trust your instincts and push back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to communicate in a way that gets results\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy choosing the right doctor can change everything\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat it truly means to advocate for yourself and the people you love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Heidi Scroggins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798255043545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d","brand":"Heidi Scroggins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174132457727,"sku":"9798255043545","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-koi-who-climbed-the-heidi-scroggins-9798255043545","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}