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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman explores the clash of two cultures as immigrant parents from Laos struggle with a group doctors at a small country hospital in California to provide what each believe is the best care for their daughter Lia Lee, a child with severe epilepsy.  The miscommunications and misunderstanding between the parents and the doctors leads to a tragic end.

 
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