The Moonlight Sonata at the Mayo Clinic Author:Nora Gallagher A lyrical and honest portrait of illness and the way it changes life and faith, beautifully told as only Nora Gallagher can. — One day at the end of 2009 during a routine eye exam that Gallagher nearly skipped, her doctor said "Darn." With this single-word utterance began the author's travels in what she came to know as Oz, or the Land of the Sic... more »k. Oz looks a great deal like the world most of us inhabit but for the friends who become unrecognizable, the long-trusted doctors who are now questioned, and the faith in God which is forever altered. In describing living through a medical mystery and facing the possible loss of her sight, Gallagher is consistently frank and never offers false sentimentality. This book is an exquisite road map for piloting dark landscapes.« less