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Dawn was born in England in 1940, just after the outbreak of WWII, and raised in a Northamptonshire village. She trained to be a nurse when training was done in hospitals. The work was hard, lasting from sixty to seventy-two hours a week, taking classes in her spare time. She married Mike, an American, in 1962. In spring 1965 they moved to the States with two infant daughters. She continued her nursing career there. She was shocked by the type of patient care and the attitudes of the medical staff towards the patients and the nurses. This discourtesy towards nurses, who had obviously received very limited training, was very unprofessional. The book charts her experiences of both the medical and social aspects of living in the USA. She and her family moved many times, living in ten different states. She worked in a wide variety of medical facilities. Her experiences will shock and horrify you, as she reveals a mountain of medical incompetence and misdemeanors. Sadly, much of this was generated by greed. Thankfully, different states demonstrated different levels of care. Upon reaching the VA in Vermont, the level of care was more like she was used to.

There are both heartwarming and humorous stories.