Dr. Jerri Nielsen

I was sad to read that Dr. Jerri Nielsen FitzGerald, who diagnosed and treated her own breast cancer before a dramatic rescue from the South Pole, has died.

She wrote a very good book about her ordeal called "Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole." I read this years ago and highly recommend it.

Her cancer went into remission but ultimately returned and claimed her life. She was such a brave lady.