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Defending Andy: One Mother's Fight to Save Her Son from Cancer and the Insurance Industry

In Defending Andy: One Mother's Fight to Save her Son Ji-om Cancer and the Insurance Industy, the reader bears witness to an emotional and heartfelt story of courage, strength, and self-doubt. The reader engages in the struggles that a mother undertakes while attempting to find herselfin order to assist in her son's arduous battle for his life. I t is not a story about a child with cancer but about the effects of a child's battle with cancer on his mother. Azevedo's first five chapters set the tone for the journey. Immediately, her sense of insecurity is revealed in her discussion of herself and her family. We learn about her father who was never pleased with her accomplishments; her life as a young wife and mother forced to live with her in-laws for several years; as a nurse with guilt-plagued experiences; her supportive, yet often left out, immediate and extended family; and her private fears. As a nurse who works with cancer patients, she is unable to draw upon prior knowledge to generate effective solutions or action plans. Perhaps it is that knowledge that affects Azevedo's ability to proceed in a self-assured manner. Her struggle to accept her son's condition is weakened by her poor self-esteem, yet she is able to arrange appointments with multiple doctors, drive to appointments, ask relevant questions, be supportive, and follow through with all the doctors prescribe. Chapter 11 describes Andy's efforts to lobby in Washington, D.C. for better health insurance coverage, but only four pages provide specific information on how to work with insurance companies. Chapter 27 details how the family must fight the insurance company to pay for an experimental treatment. Azevedo shares the situation with the community which comes to Andy's aid through donations to pay for the treatment. Sadly, when Andy takes a turn for the worse, the protocol will not allow him to receive the treatment. Later, the insurance company cites Azevedo as being a key instrument in changing the processes for accessing insurance claims. The book describes Andy's struggle to live as a teenager and his mother's struggle to live a productive life. In a direct voice, Azevedo shares Andy's journey through life and his acceptance of his death; she is not able to communicate her acceptance ofAndy's situation, however. Although Azevedo admits that she "feels a sense of failure," Andy is immortalized through his mother's story of struggle and courage. Unfortunately, Azevedo does not reveal how to save someone from the insurance industry.