Ask Me Why I Hurt: The Kids Nobody Wants and the Doctor Who Heals Them, (Paperback)

from lahochstetler

Christiansen's memoir of creating a mobile healthcare service for homeless teenagers is both inspiring and heartbreaking. Dr. Christiansen gave up his hospital appointment to transform an old RV into a mobile clinic. He discovers that there is tremendous demand for his services, and that America'...

from punkeymonkey529

Having to rewrite my review my browser acted up when I was almost done the first time. :( well anyways I won this from first reads and I'm glad I did. This is a wonderful memoir about Dr. Christensen and his team who go around helping the forgotten,unwanted, and unloved kids. He treats them, love...

from LynnB

Dr. Randy Christensen runs a mobile health clinic (from a van) serving homeless youth in Arizona. Their stories are touching and shine a light on the challenges homeless people have in accessing services. Well written -- I found myself wanting to know what happened to the various patients profiled.

from themiraclesnook

I like this book. It inspired me! It also broke my heart. Randy Christensen's Memoir will make you look at yourself and wonder what you can do. He starts up a mobile medical clinic. He helps homeless youth. It opened my eyes to homeless youth out there. It also pointed out the red tape this had t...

from rdingizsxy

I picked up this book expecting a narrative about the shortcomings of our health care system and how one man tried to help an often-overlooked demographic. This accounts for roughly half of what is included in this narrative. The other half is a lot of self indulgent details about the strain Dr. ...