Treatment of Choice

TREATMENT of CHOICE
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. Fortunately, her husband Bryan is her physical therapist. She refuses to listen, however, when Bryan insists she's not well and confronts her about symptoms of mental stress. Just as he fears, she suffers a breakdown.

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 deprive patients of needed services. Arguments with the center's administrator reach a blistering climax just two days before Christmas.

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 are going to provide a home and unlimited rehabilitation services to seriously injured young patients that have no place to go.

Adam arrives at the estate before the gym and pool area are completed. The fifteen-year-old is profoundly deaf and tormented by a seizure disorder. Devon faces a long recovery from pelvic injuries sustained in a bicycle accident. Philip was shot in the back and is diagnosed as T3 paraplegic. He's traumatized and unable to talk.

The McFaddens soon discover that administering physical rehabilitation is a walk in the park compared to rebuilding three troubled young lives. They knew it wasn't going to be easy, but they never anticipated the law getting involved, and that's just for starters. Can they turn the boys around and repair damages that go much deeper than broken bones? Do the boys understand that giving up is not an option?