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Here are some of the patients, health-care professionals, and scientists whom you'll meet on the pages of Every Deep-Drawn Breath.

Dr. Maya Angelou

Dr. Maya Angelou

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Darin Portnoy, MD

Darin Portnoy, MD

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Ruthie the Duck Lady

Ruthie the Duck Lady

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Debra and Anthony Russo

Debra and Anthony Russo

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Richard Langford, Leta Langford and Wes

Richard Langford, Leta Langford and Wes

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Sarah Beth Miller

Sarah Beth Miller

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Teresa Martin

Teresa Martin

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Carla Sevin, MD

Carla Sevin, MD

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Pratik Pandharipande, MD, MSCI

Pratik Pandharipande, MD, MSCI

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James C. Jackson, PsyD

James C. Jackson, PsyD

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Karras

Karras

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Becky and Danny West

Becky and Danny West

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Danny West teaching Med Students in his Leopard Skin Bra

Danny West teaching Med Students in his Leopard Skin Bra

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Transplant Surgeon Dr. Robin Pierson with patient Marcus Cobb holding his own heart

Transplant Surgeon Dr. Robin Pierson with patient Marcus Cobb holding his own heart

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Brenda Truman Pun, DNP, RN

Brenda Truman Pun, DNP, RN

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Caroline Lassen-Greene, PhD

Caroline Lassen-Greene, PhD

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Debrah Cook, MD, MSc

Debrah Cook, MD, MSc

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Kyle and Katie Mullicane

Kyle and Katie Mullicane

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Mina Nordness, MD

Mina Nordness, MD

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Ray and Shelley Fugate

Ray and Shelley Fugate

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Diane Whitten-Vile and Donna Hilley

Diane Whitten-Vile and Donna Hilley

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Donna Hilley and family with President Bush

Donna Hilley and family with President Bush

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Lovemore Gororo

Lovemore Gororo

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Yvonne (Harter) Tanner

Yvonne (Harter) Tanner

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Gordon Bernard, MD

Gordon Bernard, MD

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Wes, Polly Bailey, RN, Joy Sundloff and John Sundloff

Wes, Polly Bailey, RN, Joy Sundloff and John Sundloff

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Bill Schweickert, MD

Bill Schweickert, MD

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Christina Jones, RN, PhD

Christina Jones, RN, PhD

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Poul Klint Anderson, MD

Poul Klint Anderson, MD

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Richard Griffiths, BSc, MD, FRCP, FHEA

Richard Griffiths, BSc, MD, FRCP, FHEA

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Thomas Strøm, MD

Thomas Strøm, MD

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Chris Perme, PT CCS FCCM

Chris Perme, PT CCS FCCM

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Heidi Engel, PT, DPT

Heidi Engel, PT, DPT

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Janet Keith

Janet Keith

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Kelly Drumright, MSN, RN

Kelly Drumright, MSN, RN

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Kelly McCutcheon Adams, BA, MSW, LICSW

Kelly McCutcheon Adams, BA, MSW, LICSW

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Mary Ann 'Jett' Barnes-Daly, MS, RN

Mary Ann 'Jett' Barnes-Daly, MS, RN

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Rob, Bonnie, Lance and Kaely Harmer

Rob, Bonnie, Lance and Kaely Harmer

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Vicki Spuhler, RN, MS

Vicki Spuhler, RN, MS

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Don Berwick, MD, MPP

Don Berwick, MD, MPP

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Gabi Heras, MD

Gabi Heras, MD

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© Xav Alberghini

Steve Edmonson

Steve Edmonson

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Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD

Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD

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Audun Huslid

Audun Huslid

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Eileen Rubin, JD

Eileen Rubin, JD

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Carol Billian and Wes

Carol Billian and Wes

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© Danny Clinch

John and Fiona Prine

John and Fiona Prine

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Doc Watson and Lamar Hill

Doc Watson and Lamar Hill

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Alison and Matt Lansing with Wylie, Caroline and Titus

Alison and Matt Lansing with Wylie, Caroline and Titus

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Michael Merzenich, PhD

Michael Merzenich, PhD

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Colonel Victor Correa

Colonel Victor Correa

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Dr. Giancarlo Piano and family

Dr. Giancarlo Piano and family

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Jimmie Johnson and Johnnie Blackwell

Jimmie Johnson and Johnnie Blackwell

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Jimmie Johnson was liberated by ICU’s humanizing A2F Bundle

Jimmie Johnson was liberated by ICU’s humanizing A2F Bundle

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Mike, Jamie and Zachary Melton

Mike, Jamie and Zachary Melton

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Paisal Jirut with family and buddhist monks

Paisal Jirut with family and buddhist monks

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Susan Keener

Susan Keener

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Clementine Hunter

Clementine Hunter

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Saturday Night, painted by Clementine Hunter for a young Wes

Saturday Night, painted by Clementine Hunter for a young Wes

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Warren C. Lowe, PhD

Warren C. Lowe, PhD

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Carla (Davis) Hughes, Heart of Hospice

Carla (Davis) Hughes, Heart of Hospice

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Kondwelani Mateyo, MD

Kondwelani Mateyo, MD

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Mary and Phillip Hill

Mary and Phillip Hill

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Virginia and Doyle Thomas Stevens

Virginia and Doyle Thomas Stevens

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Yu-hyun Kim

Yu-hyun Kim

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Joan Bennett, PhD

Joan Bennett, PhD

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Robert S. Dittus, MD, MPH

Robert S. Dittus, MD, MPH

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