My Own Medicine A Doctor's Life As a Patient

At forty-two, Geoffrey Kurland, a pediatric pulmonologist specializing in such deadly diseases as cystic fibrosis, was diagnosed with hairy cell leukemia, a rare cancer with a statistically low survival rate. A remarkably fit man in training for 100-mile extreme races whose job is equally high performance, he is forced to confront the challenge of his own mortality. He tries to cope by turning inward in a desperate search for ever-elusive answers. As the doctor becomes a patient and lives through the terror and pain that he had until then only observed at a remove in his young patients, he learns invaluable life lessons that will ultimately make him a better doctor.This is Kurlands memoir of his diagnosis, treatment, and return to health and normal lifean unforgettable testament to the resilence of the human spirit.Kurland, Geoffrey is the author of 'My Own Medicine A Doctor's Life As a Patient', published 0000 under ISBN 9780805071719 and ISBN 0805071717.