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And Finally
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death | Henry Marsh
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From the bestselling neurosurgeon and author of Do No Harm, comes Henry Marsh's And Finally, an unflinching and deeply personal exploration of death, life and neuroscience. As a retired brain surgeon, Henry Marsh thought he understood illness, but he was unprepared for the impact of his diagnosis of advanced cancer. And Finally explores what happens when someone who has spent a lifetime on the frontline of life and death finds himself contemplating what might be his own death sentence. As he navigates the bewildering transition from doctor to patient, he is haunted by past failures and projects yet to be completed, and frustrated by the inconveniences of illness and old age. But he is also more entranced than ever by the mysteries of science and the brain, the beauty of the natural world and his love for his family. Elegiac, candid, luminous and poignant, And Finally is ultimately not so much a book about death, but a book about life and what matters in the end.
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Marquis784
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This book focuses on how the doctor becomes a patient himself with advanced stage prostate cancer. In general, most medical professionals make the worst patients and I can make this declaration as a medical professional myself. There always a struggle with the vulnerability of being the patient after years of helping others. It's easier to see the struggles in others probably more so to avoid acknowledging our own issues.

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rabbitprincess
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I tear through Marsh's books in a few hours, and this book is no exception. This book is about his diagnosis of prostate cancer, becoming a patient as a doctor, and coming to grips with mortality. It was interesting reading after What Doctors Feel; Marsh is a retired neurosurgeon and reflects on his whole career and discovers a new perspective on medicine.

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catiewithac
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Now retired from neurosurgery, Henry Marsh confronts his own mortality and fallibility in his third book. As with his other memoirs, Marsh meanders through concepts of consciousness, hospital design, and the relationship between doctor and patient.

rabbitprincess Ooh thanks for mentioning this book! Just put a hold on it at the library; I enjoyed his other two books as well. 12mo
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