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Physician’s Harrowing Battle with Flesh-Eating Bacteria Becomes a Powerful Story of Faith, Medicine, and Survival
Collison recounts a less than 10% survival chance and the care that helped him recover, offering a physician-patient view of critical illness.
- Physician Craig H. Collison, M.D. shares his survival from necrotizing fasciitis in his memoir "Tattered Flesh, Resilient Spirit," writing from the rare perspective of both a patient and a physician exploring faith and family strength.
- The crisis struck as Collison finished his pediatric residency while his wife Michelle was six months pregnant, with doctors giving him less than 10 percent chance of survival from the flesh-eating bacterial infection.
- Through journal entries from Michelle and family members, readers gain an intimate view of the fear and hope surrounding his fight for life, highlighting the extraordinary care provided by doctors and nurses.
- After recovery, Collison practiced general pediatrics for 21 years, bringing renewed compassion to his work with children and families, and now serves as a Medical Director supervising providers across multiple healthcare environments.
- Amazon reviewer Megan Parker praised the memoir as "a gripping and deeply moving medical memoir," and "Tattered Flesh, Resilient Spirit" is available for purchase on Amazon, Barnes, and Noble.
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