Edward's story

Have you ever been to a hospital in New York?
Have you ever gone to the dentist in New York?
Do you know anyone who has undergone an organ transplant? Heart? Liver?

Write short answers to the questions

2. How old is Edward?
3. How old was he when he went to the hospital?
4. Where does he live?
5. Does he live alone or with his family?
6. What is the name of Edward’s illness?
7. From a million people in America, how many people will get that disease?
8. What did Edward receive in the hospital? How old was he?
9. What did his mother keep in the hospital?
10. What word did he underline on February 2001?
11. Why was that word important?
12. Why was that day important?
13. His mother kept a lot of stuff in a bag when he was in the hospital? Why did she?
14. What was Edward complaining about?
15. Do you think he complained before or after he was in the hospital?
16. Who is Eduardo?
17. Why did Edward go to the hospital to have some tests?
18. What did the doctor tell them?
19. How did Edward’s father react?
20. What about his mother?
21. What about his two brothers, respectively?
22. When Edward was in the hospital, what did he see that scared him?
23. What is Aplastic Anemia?
24. What is an oncologist?
25. What is the best treatment for Aplastic Anemia?
26. Who were Edward’s donors?
27. How old was Ricky when Edward got sick?
28. Did Ricky think his brother was going to die?
29. What language does Edward’s mother speak?
30. What percent (%) of transplants fail and what percent succeed?
31. Why are the first 100 days the most important?
32. Who did people call “hero,” Ricky or Edward’s father?
33. Were the parents arguing when Edward was sick?
34. Who were Juan, Angel and the little kid Joseph?
35. At the end of the story, Edward says his illness had one good result. What was it?