Shattered Lives: Amy Susan Crohn, Dying to Live
SHATTERED LIVES with Donna R. Gore, “LadyJustice” Examining the effects of those who have survived violent crime and how it has impacted their lives. Real people, real tragedy, real help. Saturdays at 5pm ET Listen LIVE: CLICK HERE Lives are shattered every day, in a myriad of ways. The guest this week on Shattered Lives is Amy Susan Crohn, author of DYING TO LIVE: Running backwards through cancer, Lupus and chronic illness, the memoir of a woman whose survival instincts will inspire anyone faced with adversity. Descended from a blended family, with two eccentric parents, and the legacy of being the grand neice of Dr. Burrill B. Crohn, a leading gastroenterologist whose work greatly advanced the understanding of ileitis -also known as Crohn’s disease at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Amy’s childhood was often filled with wonder and anxiety. The details of her childhood lead up to the crescendo, her body completely broken, and diagnosis of two life altering diseases at age 36. DYING TO LIVE recounts Amy’s childhood and how events in her upbringing led to deadly disease and several medical emergencies in her …