{"product_id":"patient-the-true-story-of-a-rare-illness-1","title":"Patient: The True Story of a Rare Illness","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePatient: The True Story of a Rare Illness\u003c\/h1\u003eBen Watt\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Grove Press\u003cbr\u003eAugust 10 1998\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9780802135834\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0802135838\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eItems marked as \u003cb\u003eWAREHOUSE\u003c\/b\u003e may take additional time to be delivered to your address or picked up in the store.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: In the summer of 1992, on the eve of an American tour, Ben Watt, on half of the Billboard-topping duo Everything But The Girl, was taken into a London hospital complaining of chest pain. He didn't leave for two and a half months.\u003cp\u003eWatt had developed a rare life-threatening disease that initially baffled doctors. Four risky operations were performed to remove dead tissue from his insides before his condition was stabilized. By the time he ws allowed home, his ravaged body was forty-six pounds lighter and he was missing most of his small intestine. Watt injects pathos and humor into his medical nightmare, writing about his childhood, reflecting on his family and on his shared life with band member and partner Tracey Thorn. The result is a provocative and affecting memoir about life, illness, and survival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67390833459245,"sku":"WHS-f72488d3bd6d4fe0b480f56bbf24d3ec","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_c210266d-4e41-41ee-b7a4-9f0b00374118.jpg?v=1787347959","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/patient-the-true-story-of-a-rare-illness-1","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}