About Ben

In 1952, an epidemic was sweeping through the United States and much of the world. Ben Levinson, a twenty-three-year-old medical student was in its path. Would he be able to complete his medical education, his goal since he was a boy? Would he be a victim or a hero?

With his body forever compromised, how could he fulfill his dreams to have a happy personal life and his determination to become a physician?

Accepting the facts and allowing the support of his whole family and very special new friends, Ben tackled his disease even as he watched others enabled to avoid it.

He became known as "the pediatrician's pediatrician," and like his Uncle Abraham, he delivered optimal care to children of the inner-city poor. Most of all, he was respected for his resilience in the face of adversity.

Robert M. Reece, MD, practiced, taught, and did research in pediatrics for over forty years, specializing in diagnosis and treatment of child abuse cases. He published nine textbooks, nearly fifty articles, and twenty-seven book chapters. He founded and was editor of The Quarterly Update, 1993-2017. His other novels include To Tell The Truth, Double Blind Double Cross, Strong Medicine, and The Lewellyns from Vincennes.www.robertmreece.com