“He said the following: “Just imagine, he lived young, handsome, rich, and then one day he got into a car accident and broke his back. That’s it, life is over!” “What an idiot,” I thought. “Now, Michal Ivanovich, you said complete stupidity. Life hasn't ended, it's just changed. It happens, by the way, that this really clears the minds of some people.” This is what Irina Yasina writes, based on her experience of living as a person with a very serious illness. Her book is an absolutely amazing read. Testimony without preaching, honest, courageous and completely simple. Be able to rejoice and give thanks; feel sorry for yourself less; help others; always look forward and ask yourself “why did everything turn out this way in my life?”; to love people, to appreciate them, to be seriously interested in them - in the case of the author of the book “A Case History” these are not good wishes, but everyday practice, your own recipe for a full and happy life in difficult circumstances. And on the pages of the book, written lightly and with humor,?– a lot of people: beloved parents and daughter, Lyudmila Ulitskaya and Mikhail Khodorkovsky, various friends, writer Gallego Gonzalez and President Bush – (plus a number of cats),?– and with each one has one or more wonderful stories associated with it. Not a single protest action of the last year was complete without the participation of Irina Yasina, which she writes about in her diaries, explaining her own position. Don't wait, don't be afraid, don't ask, just stop and look at yourself and your life - you already have everything. That's what this book is about.