Table of Contents

ADOPTION
ALONE
ALZHEIMER'S
ANESTHESIA
ANIMAL
ARGENTINA
ARTHRITIS
ARTIFICIAL LIFE
AUTO TECH
BACK
BEATINGS
BIBLE
BIG
BOOK
BRACES
BREAST
BRO
BROTHER
BULLET
CALENDAR BOY
CHAINS
CHARITY CARE
CHO LO
CHOOSE
CHURCH
CLASS
CLASSES
CROSSING
DAUGHTER
DEAR MAMI
DEATH
DEER
DIABETES
DOCTOR
DOG
DONORS
DOWN'S
ECONOMIST
EIGHTEEN
EMBROIDERY
ENGLISH
EPILEPSY
EXAMPLE
EXPENSE
EYE DOCTOR
FALLOPIAN TUBES
FAMILY
FAMILY BED
FARM
FATHER AND MOTHER
FIFTEEN
FINALLY
FIVE YEARS
FOLLOW-UP
FROGGIE
FROWN
FRUSTRATION
GOD
GOOD TRY
GOODBYE
GRANDSON
GRATITUDE
GREENERY
GRIEF
GRUMPY
HARD WORK
HEALER
HEART
HEART TRANSPLANT
HIGH PROTEIN
HOME
HUNGER
HURTING MYSELF
HYSTERECTOMY
ICE
76. IDENTITY
JALISCO
JEALOUSY
JOKING AROUND
JOY
JUNIOR
KEEPING HOUSE
KNITTING
LAS MALVINAS
LAST TIME
LAUGHTER
LEUKEMIA
LIE
LIVING WILL
LOW CLASS
LUCK
MAID
MEMORY
MEN DOCTORS
MINISKIRT
MIRACLE
MITTEN
MOM
MONEY
MONOPOLY
MORPHINE
MOTHER MARY
MOTHER'S DAY
NUN
NURSES
OLD AGE
ONCE
ONE MAN
ONION STALK
OPENING
PATRON SAINT
PICTURE
PLUGGED
PORK
PRAYING
PROFESSIONAL
PUBLIC CHARGE
PULLING TEETH
QUIET
RANCH
RANCOR
RAPE
REMISSION
RIDE
ROY AL JELLY
RUNNING
RUSH
SACRED HEART
SCHOOL BUS
SCOLDING
SEPARATION
SHARE
SHOOTING BLANKS
SOAP OPERA
SON
SORRY
SPOOKED
STAIN
STAYING
STINGY
STRAIN
STROKE
TAKING CARE
TAXI
THIN
THIRTEEN
THREAT
TOE
TOOTH
TRADE
TRANSPORTATION
UNDISSIPATED RAGE
UNFORGIVEN
VIRGIN
WARM
WATER
WEAPON
WHEELCHAIR
WHITE GIRL
WIDOW
WORK
WORKFIRST
YOUNG

About the Author

Lorane West has lived in Nicaragua and El Salvador, and has been immersed in immigrant community matters her entire life. Married to a Salvadoran, she uses both English and Spanish at home. As a certified Spanish medical interpreter, she spends countless hours with her Spanish-speaking immigrant clients, hearing about their lives. West follows them through cancer treatment, pregnancies, births, and deaths, and retells their stories with love, gratitude, respect, and admiration.

Reviews

"[West gives] us insight into how our American home turf (and particularly our health care system) is perceived by newcomers."--The Daily Olympian

"A compelling fictional collection of short first-person narratives."P>--Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"West packs discernment, compassion and powerful emotions into these short-short stories, giving us insight into the immigrant community."--The Daily Olympian