My daughter had a stroke at 16 and I felt completely lost dealing with all the doctors and therapies. Reading ‘Cultivating Pearls’ made me realize I wasn’t crazy for questioning everything and fighting for better care. Would recommend.

I work as a social worker and this book opened my eyes to what families really go through. Cynthia explains the system failures I see every day but from the parent’s perspective. I’ve recommended this to colleagues and families because it’s so honest about the real challenges.

My son has hydrocephalus. The medical journey has been a nightmare with misdiagnoses and surgeries. Reading about their family’s experience helped me feel less alone and gave me ideas for questions to ask doctors. This book should be required reading for medical professionals.