Dancing at the River’s Edge: A Patient and her Doctor Negotiate Life with Chronic Illness

By: Alida Brill and Michael D. Lockshin

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Synopsis: An invaluable resource for medical professionals, victims of chronic illnesses, and their loved ones, this dual memoir by a doctor and his longtime patient traces the growth of their unique friendship over a span of decades. By exploring the bond between caregiver and sufferer, this sensitive account evokes not only the constant day to day frustrations and emotional toll suffered by the chronically ill, but also an understanding of the mental struggles and conflicts that a conscientious doctor must face in deciding how best to treat a patient without compromising personal freedoms. In alternating chapters, the narrative explores the frustration, joy, despair, grief, and pain on both sides of the doctor-patient relationship.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 224 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780980139495
Publisher:: Schaffner Press, Inc.
Date of Addition:: 04/09/18
Copyrighted By:: Alida Brill and Michael D. Lockshin
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Health, Mind and Body, Medicine
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.