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    In My Hands: Compelling Stories from a Surgeon and His Patients Fighting Cancer
    In My Hands: Compelling Stories from a Surgeon and His Patients Fighting Cancer
    In My Hands: Compelling Stories from a Surgeon and His Patients Fighting Cancer
    Audiobook8 hours

    In My Hands: Compelling Stories from a Surgeon and His Patients Fighting Cancer

    Written by Steven A. Curley

    Narrated by Steven A. Curley

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    About this audiobook

    In In My Hands, surgical oncologist Dr. Steven Curley shares the empowering lessons he's learned over 25 years from his cancer patients' unique stories of struggle, perseverance, and triumph.

    As Chief of Surgical Oncology at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Steven Curley has worked with cancer patients for over two decades. While his life's work has been to help his patients live longer lives, he found that they helped him in ways he never could have expected. In My Hands is a rare, often emotional look at some of Dr. Curley's real patients and real situations in modern cancer care. These stories of resilience, hope, and determination changed and inspired Dr. Curley, and he uses these same stories to encourage patients dealing with the fear and uncertainty coupled with a diagnosis of cancer. Every story in the book has a theme inspired by his patients: Hope, Courage, Strength, Determination, Wonder, Cooperation, Creativity, Diligence, Service, Perseverance, Wisdom, Grace, Consideration, Gratitude, Discernment, Reverence, Resourcefulness, Faith, Beauty, Acceptance, and Empathy. Some are positive messages, reminding us of the importance of maintaining balance between family, work, and leisure activities. Others are examples of the remarkable resilience of the human spirit when facing the reality of and the surgical risks that accompany a cancer diagnosis. Realistically, despite remarkable advances in multidisciplinary cancer care, some remind us cancer is still a potentially lethal and destructive disease affecting patients and the family and friends supporting them. While many people are told that there is no hope in their situation, Dr. Curley's patients taught him to always provide hope, to push the envelope and give people a chance, and that hope is a critical component of treatment and care. In My Hands is medical narrative at its finest, and provides insight into medicine and patient care along with fascinating details about one of our most feared diseases.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateMay 22, 2018
    ISBN9781549168321
    In My Hands: Compelling Stories from a Surgeon and His Patients Fighting Cancer

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    • 5/5
      Just finished reading In My Hands by Steven A. Curley, M. D., FACS. What impressed me the most is that he is very compassionate towards his patients. When told that he cares to much, he refused to change. He gets to know each patient and never thinks of them in terms what body part has the cancer. When the patient future is very dark, he walks with then through the struggle and does not distance himself like some doctors do.

      His stories of his patients indicate his deep and admiration for patients fighting the battle. Through these pages, you will also learn about the unfairness of life, the trickiness of cancer and how you can never predict how long a person will live after treatment. Life is very unpredictable and cancer even more so.

      But as a doctor, you must work hard to give each person the best care possible and strive to give them their best chance of surviving. That means timely follow-ups and trying new techniques when there are desperate challenges

      The best doctors like Dr, Curley always walk the path with you.

      I received a finished copy of this book from the Publisher as a win from FirstReads but that in no way made a difference in my thoughts or feelings in this review. of this book from the Publisher as a win from FirstReads but that in no way made a difference in my thoughts or feelings in this review.