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Product Identifiers
PublisherUnion Square Press
ISBN-101402753411
ISBN-139781402753411
eBay Product ID (ePID)63453456
Product Key Features
Book TitleLife in the Balance : A Physician's Memoir of Life, Love, and Loss with Parkinson's Disease and Dementia
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicNeurology, Personal Memoirs, Medical
Publication Year2008
GenreBiography & Autobiography, Medical
AuthorPeter Zheutlin, Thomas B. Graboys
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight13.6 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisAt the age of 49, Dr. Thomas Graboys had reached the pinnacle of his career and was leading a charmed life. A nationally renowned Boston cardiologist popular for his attention to the hearts and souls of his patients, Graboys was part of "The Cardiology Dream Team" summoned to treat Boston Celtics star Reggie Lewis after he collapsed on the court in 1993. He had a beautiful wife, two wonderful daughters, positions on both the faculty of Harvard Medical School and the staff of Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital, and a thriving private practice. Today, Grayboys is battling a particularly aggressive form of Parkinson's disease and progressive dementia, and can no longer see patients or give rounds. He is stooped, and shuffles when he walks, the gait of a man much older than his 63 years. Despite the physical, mental and emotional toll he battles daily, Graboys continues his life-long mission of caring for the world one human being at a time by telling his story so that others may find comfort, inspiration, or validation in their own struggles. This is an unflinching memoir of a devastating illness as only a consummate physician could write it. One can't help but imagine what Dr. Graboys, the healer, would say to Tom Graboys, the patient--a face-to-face scene imagined in this inspiring book. In his joint roles, Thomas Graboys finds a way to convey hope, optimism and an appreciation of what it means to be truly alive., At the age of 49, Dr. Thomas Graboys had reached the pinnacle of his career and was leading a charmed life. A nationally renowned Boston cardiologist popular for his attention to the hearts and souls of his patients, Graboys was part of The Cardiology Dream Team summoned to treat Boston Celtics star Reggie Lewis after he collapsed on the court in 1993. He had a beautiful wife, two wonderful daughters, positions on both the faculty of Harvard Medical School and the staff of Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital, and a thriving private practice.Today, Grayboys is battling a particularly aggressive form of Parkinson's disease and progressive dementia, and can no longer see patients or give rounds. He is stooped, and shuffles when he walks, the gait of a man much older than his 63 years. Despite the physical, mental and emotional toll he battles daily, Graboys continues his life-long mission of caring for the world one human being at a time by telling his story so that others may find comfort, inspiration, or validation in their own struggles.This is an unflinching memoir of a devastating illness as only a consummate physician could write it. One can't help but imagine what Dr. Graboys, the healer, would say to Tom Graboys, the patient--a face-to-face scene imagined in this inspiring book. In his joint roles, Thomas Graboys finds a way to convey hope, optimism and an appreciation of what it means to be truly alive.
LC Classification NumberRC382.G687 2008
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- 06. Jul. 2017
Recommended reading
I found this book absorbing, powerful and enlightening and recommend it for anyone who has Parkinson's or caring for or wanting to know about how Parkinson's Disease affects the individual. Even though this is one person's experience with PD, I found many similarities with my husbands fight with this insidious disease. The author didn't hold back on how it was affecting his life and was very candid with how he was dealing with the disease, his relationships and his working life.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 15. Mär. 2019
A physician describes his personal experienes dealing with Parkinson's and dementia.
Perhaps the most compelling and inspirational book I have ever readBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
