Book Club Summary

I learned a lot by participating in our book club discussions for The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down. Everyone in my group was dedicated to making our discussions meaningful, and I often learned the most when I responded to other people in my group. It made me see their opinion of the story, which often opened my eyes to a point that I wouldn’t of ever thought of. I think my favorite part of these discussions was seeing how everyone’s attitude changed about the Lee family in the three discussions. In the first discussion, nobody could understand why the Lee’s would stop giving Lia her medication. It seemed like every trip Lia took to the hospital was her parent’s fault. As the book, and the discussion continued, it was easy to see that it was the language and culture barrier that caused these problems for the Lee’s, and that they truly would do anything for their children. By the third discussion, majority of our group was saying that the Lee’s most definitely were an example of good parents. I think this book was a great learning tool for future healthcare professionals, and I enjoyed being able to discuss it with others.