I Had to Survive Book by Roberto Canessa, Pablo Vierci

Find out more about I Had to Survive by Roberto Canessa, Pablo Vierci at Simon & Schuster. Read book reviews & excerpts, watch author videos & more.
Dr. Roberto Canessa recounts his side of the famous 1972 plane crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 in the Andean Mountains and how, decades later, the harrowing journey to survive propelled him to become one of the world’s leading pediatric cardiologists, seeing in his patients the same fierce will to live he witnessed in the Andes.As he tended to his wounded Old Christians teammates amidst the devastating carnage, rugby player Roberto Canessa, a second-year medical student at the time, realized that no one on earth was luckier: he was alive—and for that, he should be eternally grateful. As the starving group struggled beyond the limits of what seemed possible, Canessa played a key role in safeguarding his fellow survivors, eventually trekking with a companion across the hostile mountain range for help. No one could have imagined that there were survivors from the accident in such extreme conditions. Canessa's extraordinary experience on the fine line between life and death became the catalyst for the rest of his life. This uplifting tale of hope and determination, solidarity and ingenuity, gives vivid insight into the world-famous story that inspired the movie Alive! Canessa also draws a unique and fascinating parallel between his work as a doctor diagnosing very complex congenital cardiopathies in unborn and newborn infants and the difficult life-changing decisions he was forced to make in the Andes. With grace and humanity, Canessa prompts us to ask ourselves: what do you do when all the odds are stacked against you?

I Had to Survive, Book by Roberto Canessa, Pablo Vierci, Official Publisher Page

I Had to Survive: How a Plane Crash in the Andes Inspired My Calling to Save Lives - Kindle edition by Canessa, Roberto, Vierci, Pablo. Download it

I Had to Survive: How a Plane Crash in the Andes Inspired My Calling to Save Lives See more

I Had to Survive: How a plane crash in the Andes helped me to save lives: Canessa, Dr Dr. Roberto, Vierci, Pablo: 9781472124159: : Books

Stranded in the Andes

Pablo Vierci Roberto Canessa Carlos Paez Editorial Stock Photo - Stock Image

I Had to Survive: How a Plane Crash in the Andes Inspired My Calling to Save Lives by Roberto Canessa

Dr. Roberto Canessa (@rjcanessa) / X

The Bookworm: Surviving a plane crash; the history of candy

Roberto Canessa – FREETHINKING BIBLIOPHILE

I Had to Survive, Book by Roberto Canessa, Pablo Vierci, Official Publisher Page

Roberto Canessa, superviviente de la tragedia de Los Andes: “Bayona ha logrado una obra de arte con nuestra historia”

Bio.php • Roberto Canessa

JOSH HAMILTON signed (ALIVE) Movie 8X10 photo *Roberto Canessa* W/COA #2

La sociedad de la nieve: Roberto Canessa, sobreviviente de Los

Reportaje Roberto Canessa, Fernando Parrado, Piers Paul Read