This book was not originally written for publication; it was the author's intent to present it to her father as a journal. Following much consideration, she decided to share both her ethical dilemmas and her observations on patient-doctor rapport with the general public. Above all, Surik wanted to tell of her own amazement at her father's "will to live" following a terrible car accident which left him at death's door. "The Will to Live" is a Hebrew book that is in English translation proces.