Michelle B SlaterMichelle Slater is a scholar of comparative literature and president of the educational non-profit Mayapple Center for the Arts and Humanities in Connecticut. She holds a Ph.D. in French literature from Johns Hopkins University. She is the author of tarving to Heal in Siberia: My Radical Recovery from Late-Stage Lyme Disease.A lifelong lover of dogs, Slater tells the story of her beloved German shepherd Brady's devastating battle with leptospirosis (a serious bacterial infection) and kidney failure, a battle they fought tirelessly together and conquered-thanks to the sophistication of emergency veterinary medicine, the power of alternative holistic modalities, animal communication, and unconditional love. Their extraordinary story of overcoming all medical odds transformed the way Slater thinks of animals-as a scholar and as an ordinary dog lover-and formed the genesis for her book. Her story will make a meaningful impact on the millions of animal lovers who have struggled to cure their animal companions and to dialogue with them about their needs and thoughts. It will validate those who consider their own canine friends to be soul mates, and the genuine grief they experience when their canine companions die. Read More Read Less