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Katie Girl: Deadly Germs, Modern Medicine, and a Family’s Fight is the true story of a four-year-old girl with a life-threatening illness, the desperate fight of her doctors to keep her alive, and her family’s navigation of the aftermath of dramatic, life-changing events. Informative and inspiring, it offers a rare glimpse into the inner workings of a large metropolitan hospital’s pediatric intensive care unit, and the ability of individual family members to adapt to and overcome profound and unexpected changes. “An absolute must-read to all healthcare providers and parents alike.” - Stefanie Gauguet, MD, PhD, Pediatric Intensive Care Physician “ . . . a valuable addition to curricula in medical training, providing crucial insights for healthcare providers engaged in the care of critically ill patients.” - Geoff Fitzgerald, MD, FACEP “A tribute to all those who work in the healthcare field.” - Darryl Caterine, PhD, Professor of Religious Studies, Le Moyne College. “Katie Girl is a powerful story of one family’s experience, simply and honestly told.” - Ernest Freeberg, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Humanities, University of Tennessee-Knoxville. “Enriching beyond measure.” - D. Stephen Cloniger, M.Div., PhD, Huntersville, NC. ‘An important story on a hundred fronts.” - Roger Heath, Educator and former New Hampshire state Senator

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""A must-read for all aspiring and practicing health care professionals...""--Mark L. DeBard, MD, FACEP, Professor Emeritus of Clinical Emergency Medicine ""A tribute to all those who work in the healthcare field...""--Darryl Caterine, PhD, Professor of Religious Studies, Le Moyne College ""An absolute must-read for all healthcare providers and parents alike.""--Stefanie Gauguet, MD, PhD, Pediatric Intensive Care Physician ""An important story on a hundred fronts...""--Roger Heath, Educator and former NH state Senator ""Bentley's down-to-earth, common-sense approach narrative style peels back the layers of medical procedures and technology.""--Geoff Fitzgerald, MD, FACEP ""Enriching beyond measure.""--D. Stephen Cloniger, M.Div., PhD, Huntersville, NC ""Katie Girl is a powerful story of one family's experience, simply and honestly told.""--Ernest Freeberg, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Humanities, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

"""A must-read for all aspiring and practicing health care professionals...""--Mark L. DeBard, MD, FACEP, Professor Emeritus of Clinical Emergency Medicine ""A tribute to all those who work in the healthcare field...""--Darryl Caterine, PhD, Professor of Religious Studies, Le Moyne College ""An absolute must-read for all healthcare providers and parents alike.""--Stefanie Gauguet, MD, PhD, Pediatric Intensive Care Physician ""An important story on a hundred fronts...""--Roger Heath, Educator and former NH state Senator ""Bentley's down-to-earth, common-sense approach narrative style peels back the layers of medical procedures and technology.""--Geoff Fitzgerald, MD, FACEP ""Enriching beyond measure.""--D. Stephen Cloniger, M.Div., PhD, Huntersville, NC ""Katie Girl is a powerful story of one family's experience, simply and honestly told.""--Ernest Freeberg, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Humanities, University of Tennessee-Knoxville"

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John Bentley, a New Hampshire native, grew up in a small town surrounded by nature, stone walls, extended family, and good neighbors. Over the years, he has worn many hats, working as an automobile mechanic, sawmill laborer, farmhand, excavation contractor, carpenter, machinist, purchasing agent, and college administrator. For almost forty years, he has also served as the cemetery sexton in his hometown. John holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Southern New Hampshire University. In his spare time, John operates a small nonprofit charity that provides winter clothing to underprivileged children. He serves as treasurer of the International Lilac Society and enjoys growing lilacs and ornamental plants, vegetable gardening, woodworking, restoring horse-drawn vehicles, and fly fishing with his daughters using flies they tie together at the kitchen table during winter. A voracious reader and amateur historian, he is actively involved in several local historical societies. John lives with his wife and two daughters on a small farm near a brook, down a long dirt road, deep in the woods.

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