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What happens when life depends on a machine? A dialysis unit is a high-stakes cauldron of conflicts and ethical dilemmas. Chance at Life provides a portal into the lives of dialysis unit 'regulars', both patients and staff. Together they navigate life's impossible choices and certain end. A machine malfunction claims one patient's life, another patient buys a black market kidney, and another patient withdraws from dialysis entirely, inviting her dialysis friends to her 'good-bye party'.

This award-winning memoir tells a mother's story of raising her son Michael, who was born missing a submicroscopic piece of chromosome 22. That tiny missing fragment of DNA affected every aspect of his life physically, mentally, and spiritually. Michael's mother describes her adventures and misadventures with the medical system, educational system, and legal systems during his growing up years. She also describes her own internal struggles and wrestling matches with God.