Miriam Vail’s Reviews > The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures > Status Update

This is a really hard case, but I still feel that this was the wrong move

None of us are above social rules

We don’t have a great way to help with illiteracy when thinking about medicine

So much respect for Lia’s parents. They love her so much

I’ve gotta be more like Neil

Conquergood was a smart guy. Without either side dominating or winning out for a mutually invigorating dialogue is goated

Okay now doctors look real bad. Also ouch
“When doctors failed to heal, it was their own fault”

Another reminder that people and cultures have a lot of experience and are often a few steps ahead before encountering the medical system

Should have known best practice now is based off of crazy loopholes we used to employ

Not looking good for the Caucasian mothers