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Copyright © 2018 by Amy B. Scher
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First Gallery Books hardcover edition April 2018
This account was previously self-published in different form in 2013 as: This Is How I Save My Life: A True Story of Embryonic Stem Cells, Indian Adventures, and Ultimate Self-Healing.
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Interior design by Bryden Spevak
Jacket design by Zoe Norvel
Elephant Illustration © Krk Imaging Services/Shutterstock
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available.
ISBN 978-1-5011-6495-8
ISBN 978-1-5011-6496-5 (ebook)