Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved

Faced with the repeated mistakes of medical professionals, how does Bowler respond? How does she compare and juxtapose the incompetence of medical professionals with the prosperity gospel, and to what effect?

At one point, Bowler is about to have two ribs removed to restore strength in her arms when a pregnancy test shows that Bowler is pregnant. Nurses stop the procedure. That evening, Bowler miscarries. How would prosperity adherents explain these events? What might Mennonites say? How does Bowler understand them?

Throughout the narrative, Bowler describes her interactions with dozens of people she refers to as friends. How do these friends impact her life after her diagnosis? In what ways do they compare to the Mennonite community?