In Search of a Cure is the true story of the author's father who ultimately inspired his son to become a renowned surgeon. Yet this inspiration did not come easily. His father, Miguel Hernandez Cabrera, led a life filled with rejection, addiction, and depression, but his unquenchable thirst for knowledge of how to truly cure illnesses led him to become a beloved healer to thousands of people over the course of his life. Despite his many successes and his demonstrated ability, he was ostracized by the mainstream medical community in Mexico because he dared to challenge the accepted orthodoxy. His courage lives on in this gripping story of a complex, tortured, and ultimately inspirational healer.