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The Fault in Our Stars by John Green5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() While I questioned the connection to supportive care at first, from the first chapter, the writing was on the wall: the main character has cancer and is dealing with a terminal illness as are many of the characters around her. They have an instant connection and the story documents their journey, in good times and bad. She attends a local cancer support group, where she makes friends with a spirited young man named Augustus. Hazel has terminal cancer, but is currently in remission. A Quick Synopsisįor those who might not know the basics of the story, “The Fault in Our Stars” is told in the first-person by a girl named Hazel. I wasn’t sure what a movie featuring up-and-comer Shailene Woodley had to do with supportive or palliative care, but I was game so here we go. He told me to read it and consider writing a review. I told him that I was putting it off, but my wife really enjoyed it. Sawicki asked if I had read “The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green. 2014 started off like any other year in our house – watching the ball drop over Times Square, making a couple toasts, and, of course, my wife announcing her annual list of “movies we are going to see this year.” The list was packed full of the usual fare: Marvel movies, a few comedies, and, in June, “The Fault in Our Stars.” I was thrown for a loop, but my wife told me I had to read the book.įast forward to early April… during an editorial meeting for this blog, we were brainstorming topics and Dr. ![]()
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