Her articles have appeared in numberous magazines and newspapers, such as NEW YORK MAGAZINE, NURSING, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING, and the CHICAGO TRIBUNE. Her first book, THE NURSE'S STORY, was a national bestseller and was translated into nine foreign languages. Her second book, RUSTY'S STORY, a NEW YORK TIMES bestseller, won the National Book Award from the Epilepsy Foundation of America. Carol Gino lives in Amityville, New York, and has two children and four living grandchildren.