The measure of our days : a spiritual exploration of illness / Jerome Groopman.

Por: Groopman, Jerome [autor]Tipo de material: TextoTextoDetalles de publicación: New York, New York : Penguin Books, c1997Descripción: 238 páginas ; 20 cmTipo de contenido: texto Tipo de medio: sin medio Tipo de portador: volumenISBN: 0670875708; 014026972XTema(s): Enfermos terminales | Muerte | Cuidados terminalesClasificación LoC:R726.8 | .G47Clasificación: Resumen: With The Measure of Our Days, Dr. Jerome Groopman established himself as an eloquent new voice in the literature of medicine. In these eight moving portraits, he offers us a compelling look at what is to be learned when life itself can no longer be taken for granted. These stories are diverse--from Kirk, an aggressive venture capitalist determined to play the odds with controversial chemotherapy treatments; to Elizabeth, an imperious dowager humbled by a rare blood disease; to Elliott, who triumphs over leukemia and creates for himself a definition of success--but each, in the words of Maggie Scarf, "transmute the misery of terrible suffering into a marvelous celebration of the sweetness of human life." Far from medical case studies, these are spiritual journeys of questioning and self-awareness, embarked on by the physician as well as the patient. "...presents eight different stories from men and women who are facing life-threatening or life-altering illnesses."
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With The Measure of Our Days, Dr. Jerome Groopman established himself as an eloquent new voice in the literature of medicine. In these eight moving portraits, he offers us a compelling look at what is to be learned when life itself can no longer be taken for granted. These stories are diverse--from Kirk, an aggressive venture capitalist determined to play the odds with controversial chemotherapy treatments; to Elizabeth, an imperious dowager humbled by a rare blood disease; to Elliott, who triumphs over leukemia and creates for himself a definition of success--but each, in the words of Maggie Scarf, "transmute the misery of terrible suffering into a marvelous celebration of the sweetness of human life." Far from medical case studies, these are spiritual journeys of questioning and self-awareness, embarked on by the physician as well as the patient. "...presents eight different stories from men and women who are facing life-threatening or life-altering illnesses."

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