Treatment of Choice: Book #1 in The McFadden Series
Dr. Lauren McFadden survived the accidental explosion that nearly took her life. It took months for her injuries to heal, but now she’s back at her orthopedic practice at Saint Michael’s Rehabilitation Center in Northampton, MA.
Fortunately, Lauren’s devoted husband is also her physical therapist. She refuses to listen, however, when Bryan insists she’s not well and confronts her about symptoms of mental stress. Her moodiness and indecisiveness are threatening her work performance. Just as Bryan fears, his wife suffers a breakdown from the pressure and overwhelming anxiety.
Lauren gets the professional treatment she needs thanks to the local parish priest. Meanwhile, she has more to deal with at work than broken bodies, difficult parents, and a demanding surgery schedule. She’s fighting new financial policy regulations that are depriving patients of needed services. Arguments with the center’s administrator reach a blistering climax two days before Christmas, and as a result, the doctor and her husband both turn in their resignations.
The couple doesn’t just toss their careers without a backup plan. For the past several months, they’ve been building a resort-style mansion in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. Following their dream, Dr. McFadden and Bryan will provide housing and unlimited rehabilitation services to injured young people that have no place to go.
Adam Ryker arrives at the estate even before construction crews finish the gym and pool areas. The fifteen-year-old sustained a head injury from a beating; he’s profoundly deaf and limited by a seizure disorder.
State workers bring thirteen-year-old Devon Sheridan across state lines from Maryland. He faces a long recovery from pelvic injuries, but much of the adolescent’s emotional pain started long before he had his bicycle accident.
A victim of domestic violence, a bullet from a 9mm handgun leaves Philip Barrister, age fifteen, paraplegic. He’s so traumatized by what his parents did to him that he’s unable to talk for weeks after the crime. His silence could land him in jail with a murder charge.
The McFaddens soon discover that administering physical rehabilitation is a walk in the park compared to rebuilding three troubled young lives. They knew fostering older youths with advanced medical needs wouldn’t be easy, but they never expected the law to get involved. Can they really turn these boys around and repair damages that go much deeper than broken bones?
How do Lauren and Bryan make the boys understand that giving up is not an option? How do they make the teens feel wanted and worthy of being loved? When the chaos and emotional flare-ups finally settle, will the boys accept and show compassion to a gay college student—a victim of a hate crime—when he becomes a patient in their home?
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322 Pages Edition language: English |
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