*I received a copy of In Stitches for review purposes only. All opinions are 100% my own.
Medicine has always been an interest to me… But I have never had the courage to go any further than becoming a Medical Assistant.
I love reading about medical teaching or watching medical based programs on t.v. And now, I have had the chance to read Dr. Tony Youn’s Book “In Stitches”
A little about this book: “Tony Youn grew up up one of two Asian-American kids in a small town of near wall-to-wall whiteness. Too tall and too thin, he wore thick Coke-bottle glasses, braces, Hannibal Lecter headgear, and had a protruding jaw that one day began to grow, expanding Pinocchio-like, protruding to an unthinkable, monstrous size. After high school graduation, while other seniors partied at the shore or explored Europe, Youn lay strapped in an oral surgeon’s chair as he broke his jaw, then reset it and wired it shut for six weeks. Ironically, it was this brutal makeover that led him to his life’s calling — and the four years of angst, flubs, triumphs, non-stop studying and intermittent heavy drinking that eventually earned him an M.D. Thanks to a small circle of close friends and an obsessive drive to overachieve, Youn transformed from a shy, skinny, awkward nerd with no confidence and no clue into a renowned and successful plastic surgeon. In Stitches is a heartfelt, candid, and laugh-out-loud memoir of one man’s bumpy road to becoming a doctor and learning to be comfortable in his own skin”
I will have to admit, the main thing I love about this book? Dr. Young is Michigan Based! And yep, you guessed it… MI Savings Mama is From Michigan! The excerpts on InStitchesBook.com were the first thing that drew my attention to the book. Growing up in similar areas as the young boy, I can totally understand what he was going through. In stitches had parts that were a little heart taking, but other parts… defiantly put a smile on my face!
How can you get your own copy of this great book?
Buy It: You can purchase this book on Amazon.com
*I received a copy of In Stitches for review purposes only. All opinions are 100% my own.
