I am an avid fan of Elvis and find it hard to believe that I was alive when he was although it was a short 5 years. I have read alot about Elvis and his life and have come to the conclusion that each of the people who have written a book have done so for either a personal gain or really wanted to tell the story. This book delves into a portion of his private life that I have not read about, his inner sanctum so to speak. Dr. Nick gives us perspective that only he could give. Elvis was to the excess, he could get what he wanted when he wanted, we of the average world could not imagine that possibility. Dr. Nick shows us in his book that Elvis was a very loving and caring person who was spoiled to a point, as we would all become if we had his celebrity. But deep down I believe that Dr. Nick was trying to help and heal Elvis, not use him as a “cash cow” so to speak. Because once the person was gone, the money that flowed would be gone as well. While reading this book, I understood that Elvis worked VERY hard, I can only imagine what he felt like and what he would do in order to feel good. I know that myself approaching the age that Elvis was at death, that I don’t feel like entertaining a massive amounts of people on a nightly basis for weeks on end or years on end. The drug issue was never a problem for me, I mean who in the entertainment industry doesnt do some sort of drug? But that aside, Elvis was an unhealtly person who had access to lots of medication that he shouldnt have had, and Dr. Nick tried to help him, to stop the drug flow from other people. It was a battle that was not win-able, not even close, but the end was inevitable. No one wanted to believe that it was a heart attack, Elvis was the King, he couldnt just die so suddenly. But he was sick, and medical technology was not on his side, yes Dr. Nick could have overprescribed, but I think that he done so as he said, for the entourage of people that were hanger ons and band members. The state of TN and media wanted someone to pay for the death of Elvis and Dr. Nick was the candidate that fit that bill. He has paid dearly, with the loss of his life work, something that he loved so much to do. Gone, just like Elvis

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