This Is How I Save My Life

In this true, "heartwarming, and inspiring story that will change the way you look at life" (Vikas Swarup, New York Times bestselling author), a fiery young woman goes from near-death in California to a trip around the world in search of her ultimate salvation. When Amy B. Scher was struck with undiagnosed late-stage, chronic Lyme disease, the best physicians in America labeled her condition incurable and potentially terminal. Deteriorating rapidly, she went on a search to save her own life--from the top experts in Los Angeles and the world-renowned Mayo Clinic in Minneapolis to a state-of-the-art hospital in Chicago. After exhausting all of her options in the US, she discovered a possible cure--but it was highly experimental, only available in India, and had as much of a probability of killing her as it did of curing her. Knowing the risks, Amy packed her bags anyway and flew across the world hoping to find her lifeline. This Is How I Save My Life is a powerful and uplifting exploration of "what it looks like when a woman takes her health, her heart, and her destiny into her own hands. My hope is that this book will inspire many other women to do the same" (Elizabeth Gilbert, #1 New York Times bestselling author).