{"product_id":"my-own-medicine-a-doctors-life-as-a-patient-9780805071719","title":"My Own Medicine: A Doctor's Life as a Patient","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy Own Medicine: A Doctor's Life as a Patient\u003c\/strong\u003e by Kurland, Dr. Geoffrey. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780805071719.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom mortal illness to miraculous recovery, a doctors moving account of his own experience as a patient\n\nAt 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.\n\nThis is Kurlands memoir of his diagnosis, treatment, and return to health and \"normal\" life-an unforgettable testament to the resilence of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Times Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985811140661,"sku":"ByrdShop_0805071717","price":27.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780805071719_d3d70cca-3e9b-4d6d-81a9-9cdc3ec467c6.jpg?v=1778884420","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/my-own-medicine-a-doctors-life-as-a-patient-9780805071719","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}