Vital Signs Are Stable

Young Negro girls born into the poverty of 1940’s Smokey City weren’t supposed to attain success in any endeavor. When you’re born into a world stunted by the isolating forces of racial and socioeconomic oppression, what’s possible is supposed to be limited. In Vital Signs are Stable, Ruth guides us through her improbable journey, forged in the harsh realities of the Jim Crow South, but triumphant as she applies grit and determination in her rise into the rarefied air of academic medicine. The journey is a breathtaking story of Ruth’s triumph over the seemingly insurmountable challenges life placed in her way.