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This unique and highly-acclaimed small volume shows — primarily through Dr. Schweitzer's own words — how his philosophy of "reverence for life" developed, from childhood, as his long life unfolded. It demonstrates how the philosopher-physician-musician carried out his philosophy at his African hospital, in Europe and the U.S.A and how he inspired the animal protection and environmental awakening. It describes his bond with individual animals and how he coped with the paradox of the "will-to-live" vs. "the will-to-live.

Neuroscientist Lipska was diagnosed early in 2015 with metastatic melanoma in her brain's frontal lobe. As the cancer progressed and was treated, she experienced behavioral and cognitive symptoms connected to a range of mental disorders, including dementia and her professional specialty, schizophrenia. Lipska's family and associates were alarmed by the changes in her behavior, which she failed to acknowledge herself.

In This Faulty Machine is an eye-opening, often lyrical and very funny report from that "other kingdom" of illness, from an observant, wise, and honest involuntary resident. The author's acute yet welcoming voice draws us into the erratic, intimate, and troubling effects of the disease and its impact on her relationships alongside the pleasures of family, friends, reading, writing, and the natural world.

Have you ever questioned the truths behind a seemingly ordinary life? An Apparently Normal Person" takes you on a captivating journey through the depths of trauma, resilience and the power of the human spirit. In this inspiring memoir, Bonnie Armstrong unveils the uncharted territory of her dissociation, a survival mechanism that became a catalyst for healing. At the height of an accomplished professional career, an inexplicable illness hints at a connection to a forgotten suicide attempt decades earlier.

As a black doctor working on the frontline of the NHS, Matt Hutchinson hears these words all too often. In this book, he offers a compelling glimpse into the unvarnished reality of working in healthcare as an ethnic minority. Tracing his journey from medical school through to working at some of the country's most chaotic hospitals, Matt uncovers how the true backbone of the NHS is the diverse community of immigrant healthcare workers who work tirelessly to keep the show on the road.

A beleza incomum e a inteligência aguda de Helena eram contrastes com sua determinação implacável de se tornar a primeira mulher cirurgiã da Inglaterra vitoriana. Ela não mediria esforços para superar as barreiras e provar sua habilidade, mesmo que isso significasse realizar cirurgias em segredo em sua própria casa.

In his memoir Mind over Borders, Dr. Kalyana Battu takes listeners on an unprecedented journey through the complexities of the human mind. With candid insights drawn from over four decades in the medical field, particularly in forensic psychiatry, Dr. Battu reveals the personal and professional struggles that shaped his career.

A Nurse's Transformative Journey from Victim and Violence to Compassion and Confidence. Not One More Day is Candice Morrow’s gripping story of surviving family and spousal abuse, breaking destructive generational cycles & claiming personal power. Raised in an abusive, violent home, Candice later married a man who broke her bones, bruised her body, berated her, and even had her placed behind bars. She lived in constant fear, trying to survive while raising her two young sons. For years, Candice’s family had told her she was too stupid to attend college.

From her earliest days as a junior doctor to becoming one of Ireland's leading specialists, she shares extraordinary stories of the children she's treated, the families who've loved them, and the moments when life hung by a thread. It is about how the healing begins with a doctor bearing witness and being present. It is about what it means to offer hope when certainty is gone.

When I received a life-altering diagnosis of colon cancer, my world shifted overnight. In this tender and faith-rooted memoir, I open the door to quiet moments of vulnerability and healing, from whispered prayers in hospital waiting rooms to the slow return of normal life. Even Here, Grace Came is my testimony to God’s presence in the most unexpected places: through kind nurses, phone calls from loved ones, and the rhythm of everyday victories.

« Ce que j'affectionne par-dessus tout, c'est d'aller à la découverte des traces et des indices, de tous ces éléments qui permettent de donner une dernière fois la parole aux morts et de les écouter dans ce qu'ils ont à dire. » C'est par ces mots que le docteur Philippe Boxho, médecin légiste depuis plus de trente ans, introduit son nouvel ouvrage, dans lequel, une fois encore, assassinats et meurtres se succèdent sans relâche.

Dr. David Sandberg, an internationally renown pediatric neurosurgeon, combines his deep scientific and medical knowledge with raw emotion and unforgettably powerful stories of courage and love. The brain is the most complicated and perplexing of our organs, and it is also the one that makes us human. When it comes to a child's brain, the hearts of those who love them become inextricably linked to that story. In Brain and Heart, Dr. Sandberg describes the joy, heartbreak, uncertainty, and physical and emotional challenges that come with performing brain surgery on children.

2024-й – год тридцатилетия паллиативной помощи в Москве. Хосписы в России – государственные бесплатные медицинские учреждения. Для того, чтобы каждый хоспис не только в Москве, но и по всей стране стал настоящим домом, сохраняющим тепло человеческой жизни, сколько бы ее ни оставалось, – в хосписах работают сотрудники и волонтеры Благотворительного фонда «Вера».

The summer of 1959 promises to stretch slowly forward, with one exception. The looming deadline of entering the Saint John General Hospital school of nursing as a probationer student, interrupts the worry-free days with a nagging doubt. Is nursing the right choice? Self-doubt is mingled with preparation in advance of the date of entry while Francene gets more jittery as the day approaches. She was born to nurse but did not know it yet.

In Not How It Was Supposed to Be, author Allison Crabtree takes a poignant look at her mom's obsessive and eccentric life, and the complexities of a mother-daughter relationship fraught with tension and disappointment.

From the remarkable man whose life inspired the heartstopping film, ‘I Swear’, a book that offers extraordinary insight into what it’s like to live with a severe form of Tourette’s Syndrome: a fascinating, complex condition that’s more common than most of us think (1 in 100 schoolchildren have the condition), and yet is chronically misunderstood.

K. D. Ray’s remarkable journey begins in 1931 with the death of his father, a prominent judge in India. At just eight years old, he returns to his father’s ancestral home with his mother and brother. Defying the family matriarch, his mother is cut off from the inheritance, but with the support of other family members, they settle into a modest new community. It becomes clear that education is his path to independence in a rapidly changing world.

Terwijl hij in coma was, leerde hij belangrijke lessen over het universum en onvoorwaardelijke liefde. In het boek Leven in een mindful universum onderzoeken Alexander en co-auteur Karen Newell verschillende technieken voor een diepere connectie met het bewustzijn en het zelfhelend vermogen van de mens. Het leven van neurochirurg Eben Alexander veranderde in 2008 volledig na een ernstige hersenvliesontsteking.

Because I Loved You is a breathtaking memoir that begins as a once-in-a-lifetime love story and transforms into a courageous, heart-wrenching journey through terminal illness and the powerful, legal choice to die with dignity in California.

Senior ophthalmology student, Dr Hugh Ringland Taylor, was in the field with the National Trachoma and Eye Health Program with Professor Fred Hollows in the 1970s. Professor Hugh Ringland Taylor AC decided to change the course of his life in his late fifties, in 2006.