Treatment of Choice

Dr. Lauren McFadden survived the accidental explosion that nearly took her life. It took months for her injuries to heal, but now she's back at her orthopedic practice at Saint Michael's Rehabilitation Center. Working as a team with her physical therapist husband, Bryan, they treat victims of trauma injuries, acquired diseases, and genetic conditions. Lauren has a demanding surgery schedule, but she's also fighting new financial policy regulations that are depriving patients of needed services. Arguments with the center's administrator reach a blistering climax two days before Christmas. The doctor and her husband turn in their resignations, but they don't toss their careers without a backup plan. The couple recently built a dream mansion in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. They intend to provide housing and unlimited rehabilitation services to seriously injured young patients who are homeless and need new parents to care for them. Adam, diagnosed with a seizure disorder, is the first to arrive at the estate. Devon, seriously injured in a bicycle accident, will need months of therapy. Philip, a shooting victim, fought his way through years of abuse. Now he must learn the ropes of living with a spinal cord injury. Bryan and Lauren discover that administering physical rehabilitation is a walk in the park compared to rebuilding three troubled young lives. Can they repair damages that go much deeper than broken bones? And will the boys accept a gay medical student when he moves to the estate?