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Ladataan... The Gift of PainTekijä: Paul Brand
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. I decided to read this book after watching a documentary about the Carville, Louisiana Leprosorium, at which Dr. Brand served for 20 years. Brand became a surgeon in London during World War II, and at its conclusion was detached to India to work with lepers to serve his time in the English military. Brand was the first doctor to recognize that much of the suffering of those with leprosy was not the result of “bad flesh,” but rather their inability to feel any pain. Without pain, they would unknowingly injure themselves and those wounds would become infected, often leading to amputations. Brand developed methods of hand surgery to release hands from their telltale “claw” in hopes of restoring patients to a meaningful life. He dedicated himself not just to the medical needs of his patients, but to other aspects of their lives impacted by disease, treating the whole patient rather than merely the physical effects of the disease. Dr. Brand has a deep-seated belief that pain is a gift that protects our bodies and on which most healthy people can reasonably rely, and everything in this book is the proof he offers of that belief. The above description makes this book sound scientific and perhaps dull, but it is anything but. It is dense with stories of his childhood as the son of missionaries in the mountains of India, his training as a surgeon under admired mentors, and of course wonderful stories of his successes, and failures, with the lepers. While he refers to his Christian faith primarily at the end of this book, it’s not a significant part of this work as I expected, given it was co-authorized by Philip Yancey. I found this book interesting on many levels and would recommend it to anyone interested in absorbing non-fiction. The main thesis is that pain is an invaluable part of our nervous system; to demonstrate this, the first part of the book charts much of Dr Brand's early life, and his calling into medicine and - eventually - working with a leprosy mission in India as an orthopedic surgeon. I had already read his biography, 'Ten Fingers for God', less than a year ago; so some of the material was not new to me. Nonetheless, it was written in such an interesting way that I didn't skim; there were extra reminiscences and asides which, as ever, were fascinating to read. There were also several medical histories which I had not previously read about. Excellent! Highly recommended. Christian input is low-key so likely to be of interest to anyone. Fascinating and inspiring account of the life and work of Dr Paul Brand in working with lepers. Detailed explanation of the nervous system of the human body. Included interesting details of the London Blitz during WWII while in residency. Interesting application of Dr Brands healing techniques for diabetics. ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
It's hard to imagine pain as a "gift," but that's the compelling conclusion of Dr. Paul Brand, who has spent his remarkable life studying pain and its implications for medical treatment, overall health, and human happiness. From Paul Brand, M.D., and Philip Yancey, who have collaborated on the bestselling Fearfully and Wonderfully Made and In His Image, here is the inspiring story of Dr. Brand's fifty-year career as a healer. Born to missionary parents in India, Paul Brand grew up in exotic circumstances that helped to form his view of the key role pain plays in human health. We follow Dr. Brand from his early years in India, where physical pain is expected and tolerated much more so than in the West, through his almost accidental medical training in wartime England, and then on to his return to India, where his work as a hand surgeon led to astonishing breakthroughs in the treatment of leprosy. Most of the ravages of that disease, he found, trace back to the simple loss of pain sensation: without the protection of pain, leprosy patients were destroying themselves. Dr. Brand's career carried him next to America's famous Carville, Louisiana, leprosarium, where his pioneering work also provided fascinating insights into treatment for other more common ailments, such as diabetes. From a lifetime of discoveries about the sensation of pain, Dr. Brand has come to an unusual acceptance of pain as a necessary part of our lives and an important ally in medical treatment and true health. In this provocative book, Dr. Brand discusses eloquently the personal and societal implications of this country's inability to accept or deal with pain, and provides a strong case for each individual to learn how to make a friend of pain. "For good and for ill," he concludes, "the human species has among its priviledges the preeminence of pain ... feats of consciousness make it possible for suffering to loiter in the mind long after the body's need for it has passed. Yet they also give us the potential to attain an outlook that will change the very landscape of the pain experience. We can learn to cope, and even to triumph." Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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It is a lengthy book with lots of repetition, but the essential content is good. Lots of medical anecdotes, front-ended with the author's experiences in treating leprosy. Beyond giving the reader a better understanding and appreciation of the role of pain in life, there's also a lot of good stuff to do with the power of the mind in creating or exacerbating physical health problems. That's something I have, through personal experience, become very tuned into, but I was still surprised by some of what is detailed here. Nevertheless, it needed a more aggressive edit.
The book is presented as religious and that association is strengthened by apparent co-author Philip Yancey. I'm not sure what Yancey's role was in this, but the entire book is from the perspective of Dr. Brand. The Christian connection is practically nonexistent and not really the focus. This is first and foremost a set of medical memoirs.
Worth the read, and I hope the now-owner of my copy finds it enlightening.
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