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According to the World Health Organization, medical errors affect one in 10 patients worldwide. As if that isn’t scary enough, what if that one patient was your child? In his latest book, Maria Juana’s Gift, author and educator T. Lloyd Winetsky explores the frustration and heartbreak of medical malpractice, a hot button issue which some call the “dirty little secret” of American health care. Set during America’s Bicentennial celebration in 1976, the book tells the story of a young couple fighting for the survival of their infant daughter born in a town on the Arizona-Mexico border. The baby appears healthy to the unconcerned staff at the small hospital, but the mother and a custodian/nurse's helper from Mexico named Maria believe the child is ill. Maria's lowly status and lack of English cause the medical staff to dismiss her concerns. They begin a desperate effort to secure medical attention for the baby.