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Life in the balance : a physician's memoir of life, love, and loss with Parkinson's disease and dementia / Thomas Graboys with Peter Zheutlin.
TITLE:
Life in the balance : a physician's memoir of life, love, and loss with Parkinson's disease and dementia / Thomas Graboys with Peter Zheutlin.
Publication Date:
2008
Publication Information:
New York : Union Square Press,
Physical Description:
201 p.
Additional Contributors:
Summary:
At the age of 49, Dr. Thomas Graboys had reached the pinnacle of his career and was leading a charmed life. A nationally renowned Boston cardiologist popular for his attention to the hearts and souls of his patients, Graboys was part of “The Cardiology Dream Team” summoned to treat Boston Celtics star Reggie Lewis after he collapsed on the court in 1993. He had a beautiful wife, two wonderful daughters, positions on both the faculty of Harvard Medical School and the staff of Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and a thriving private practice. Today, Grayboys is battling a particularly aggressive form of Parkinson’s disease and progressive dementia, and can no longer see patients or give rounds. He is stooped, and shuffles when he walks, the gait of a man much older than his 63 years. Despite the physical, mental and emotional toll he battles daily, Graboys continues his life-long mission of caring for the world one human being at a time by telling his story so that others may find comfort, inspiration, or validation in their own struggles.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781402753411
General Note:
Includes index.