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In Shock
In Shock: My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope | Rana Awdish
Dr. Rana Awdish never imagined that an emergency trip to the hospital would result in hemorrhaging nearly all of her blood volume and losing her unborn first child. But after first visit, Dr. Awdish spent months fighting for her life, enduring consecutive major surgeries and experiencing multiple overlapping organ failures. At each step of the recovery process, Awdish was faced with something even more unexpected: repeated cavalier behavior from her fellow physiciansindifference following human loss, disregard for anguish and suffering, and an exacting emotional distance. Hauntingly perceptive and beautifully written, In Shock allows the reader to transform alongside Awidsh and watch what she discovers in our carefully-cultivated, yet often misguided, standard of care. Awdish comes to understand the fatal flaws in her profession and in her own past actions as a physician while achieving, through unflinching presence, a crystalline vision of a new and better possibility for us all. As Dr. Awdish finds herself up against the same self-protective partitions she was trained to construct as a medical student and physician, she artfully illuminates the dysfunction of disconnection. Shatteringly personal, and yet wholly universal, she offers a brave roadmap for anyone navigating illness while presenting physicians with a new paradigm and rationale for embracing the emotional bond between doctor and patient.
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“We aren‘t trained to see our patients. We are trained to see pathology. We are taught to forage with scalpels and forceps for an elusive diagnosis buried within obfuscating tissues. . . The true relationship is forged between the doctor and the disease.”

I feel lucky to have such a powerful, readable novel be assigned as part of our reading in medical school. Dr. Awdish uncovers a fatal flaw in medicine and challenges us to be better doctors.

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This is what happens when you try to get Tink to stand still for a book picture. Book mail today.

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I love reading classics, contemporary fiction, and sometimes YA fiction @TheReadingMermaid #ft13giveaway

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1. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown. I am not usually interested in books about sports, but this book is so inspiring and well-written!
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As a nurse, I‘m always interested in books that help me learn to do my job better. Really looking forward to this one!

HOTPock3tt Hi :) I‘m a nurse too. I‘ve worked in psych for the past 6 years. Lots of nurses on Litsy lol 6y
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Mehso-so

Although very medical and focused towards medical students I enjoyed this story.

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southerninlaw
Mehso-so

Whilst this book was interesting, I didn't love it. There were parts that hooked me in - but most of the book felt almost like a rant where I turned page after page waiting for something engaging again.