{"product_id":"book-hofk","title":"The Sky Was Falling","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe dramatic, unforgettable, and ultimately cathartic \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ediary of a young pediatric surgeon and mother working on the front lines as the COVID-19 pandemic hit one of New York City’s busiest hospitals.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the spring of 2020, many of us were sequestered in our homes, attempting to teach our children and learn to bake while the pings of news alerts and wails of sirens reminded us of the devastation outside. Dr. Cornelia Griggs’s experience was nothing like ours.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA pediatric surgery fellow in New York City, Griggs was entering the final victory lap at the end of nine grueling years of training. She was set for a big graduation celebration and looking forward to spending some real time with her husband and two toddlers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhen COVID-19 arrived, Griggs initially encouraged her friends and family not to panic. But as mysterious cases began showing up in the hospital, and then hospital supplies started disappearing from shelves, she couldn’t hold back the feeling that this was going to be worse than she had thought. Out of frustration and fear, she penned a startling op-ed in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ethat went, for lack of a better word, viral. The piece was read by over a million people, and Griggs appeared on CNN.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNow, she is completing her story. \u003ci\u003eThe Sky Was Falling\u003c\/i\u003e is her day-by-day account of the staggering case numbers, dwindling respirator supply, and lack of clarity on how to treat this new disease. Harrowing and deeply personal, it reads like an all-too-real white-knuckle thriller and describes how healthcare professionals went beyond what they thought they were capable of to heal their patients, and themselves.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49346531950896,"sku":"BDhofk","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49346531983664,"sku":"10hofk","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/hofk-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773708964","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hofk","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}