{"product_id":"9780996939003","title":"Unstoppable Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003e Ronnie Botwinick Londner's son Michael entered the world eleven weeks premature. At three days old, Mikey suffered bleeding in his brain, further threatening his already-tenuous grasp on life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Mikey survived to grow into a bright and cheerful boy with physical disabilities. His life pushed Londner and her family into difficult emotional, medical, and ethical terrain-but also enriched them with joy and love. Then, suddenly and unexpectedly, Mikey died at the age of eight. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, thirty years after Mikey's birth, Londner shares her son's story to comfort families facing similar tragedies-and raise important questions about how we view issues of life and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLondner tackles tough topics with grace, compassion, and even humor. She uses her personal experience as a mother and a medical researcher, writer, and lecturer to explore issues including premature birth, infant surgery without anesthesia, disability, the death of a child, the death of a spouse, organ donation, lawsuits, decisions about having more children, and the impact that educational, religious and medical institutions have on our choices, decisions and lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sonnenschein Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47778916827376,"sku":"9780996939003","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780996939003_p0.jpg?v=1763891222","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780996939003","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}