Amy Silverstein

Amy Silverstein appears in the following:

17 Years as a Heart Transplant Patient

Monday, January 14, 2008

Amy Silverstein was an ambitious, type-A 24-year-old law student when she became suddenly became ill and learned she needed a heart transplant. More than 17 years later, she’s still in recovery. In Sick Girl, she writes about her medical journey and the pressure to be "normal" that transplant patients ...

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A Common Secret

Monday, January 14, 2008

An abortion doctor talks about her own difficult abortion at a young age and why she then chose a career on the front lines of the war over reproductive rights. She has to wear a bulletproof vest, and carries a .38 caliber revolver. Also: find out about the struggle to ...

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