Fixing Frannie [Paperback]

Frannie Rose (Author), Fran Rose (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: GMA Publishing (March 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970465017
• ISBN-13: 978-0970465016
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,162,832 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, March 31, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Fixing Frannie (Paperback)

"Fixing Frannie" is an illuminating book which focuses on one woman's journey through the medical maze in today's changing healthcare system. It is an uplifting story of laughter, challenges, and heroes at the same time illustrating that problems with modern medicine exist at the doctor/patient level. It provides a great deal of insight into this serious situation, interwoven with hope and encouragement.

Ms. Rose tells her compelling story in an interesting and easy to read style. Her medical quest also becomes a deeply personal, spiritual quest, where she learns that we need persistence, perseverance, and reverence when trying to get well from an illness. And, very significantly, that women need to know they are worth saving!

I would definitely recommend this book not only to women who are suffering with any type of chronic illness, but for those people who love them. It is also an essential read for everyone in the medical profession who has any contact with patients or clients. You will find Ms. Rose's true story of her 12 year ordeal with the medical system to be both touching and relevant. Her poignant words and insights can help all of us reach a deeper level of understanding and compassion. It is one woman's story, and yet it is every woman's story.

Many women suffer for years from undiagnosed illnesses and they often end up feeling helpless, defeated, and without hope. Reading "Fixing Frannie" has helped me come to terms with my own illness and it has given me the courage to continue searching for answers and fighting to get better.

This book would make a wonderful gift for yourself and for others. "Fixing Frannie" will truly be an inspiration to anyone who reads it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Journey, April 22, 2001

By 

J. B. McEntire "redbird" (COMANCHE, OK USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fixing Frannie (Paperback)

This book is about a painful journey through years of tears and trials. It is a true story. It is written to offer hope to others who have walked this path of the medical system trying to find that one person who can help.

This is an easy book to follow. It flows together. As you travel with the author down her long road you will feel her anger, as life as she knew it was taken away. You will feel her humiliation as she tried to deal with the callous attitude of doctors and medical staff people who would not believe her. You will feel her hopelessness and her depression and then you will shed tears thinking about what this woman and many others go through each day. Finally I felt joy that her dignity, her pride and most of all hope for the future was given back to her.

I would strongly recommend this book to all not just those who are making this journey, but also to those who would be able to give hope and strenth to others.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fixing Frannie, July 27, 2001

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Ersan Ilgar (Cleveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fixing Frannie (Paperback)

This was an amazing story of a struggle with chronic health problems, arrogance and disbelief by doctors and a deep look into a woman's heart. Her journey was long and her bumps in the road many. Yet she kept her sense of humor and remained a fighter. This book chronicles failure of an entire health care system and the tenacious soul of Frannie. It is a must read for anyone losing hope and for every medical professional. Frannie's story is a familar story to many in one way or another and I simply could not put it down. I laughed with her and cried with her but by the end of the book all I could feel was hope.