"Stretching across eight decades, this memoir covers Sung Yoos harrowing childhood escape from North Korea, the miseries of life as a refugee in South Korea as war followed her, the difficulty of finding dignity as a lowly nurse, the pain of splitting her family during the Vietnam War, and the struggle to find language, stability, and a career in the United States. Forced to focus on survival from a very young age, Sung Yoo still managed to live a vibrant life. She experienced a personal and professional transformation within the nursing profession, ultimately leading to a whole new worldview. In vivid emotional detail, she brings us through the uphill battles she faced. This memoir is a war story, an immigration story, and a nursing story like no other; Sung Yoo speaks to the contemporary world with a wealth of experience, the dignity of age, and the determination to always keep learning."-- Provided by publisher.