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Riveting and dramatic The Tenth Nerve offers a rare window into the world of a preeminent neurosurgeon and the seven exceptional patients that made him a better person
The scalpel can only go so deep and technical skill can only take one so far
In this absorbing narrative Dr Chris Honey an accomplished neurosurgeon at Vancouver General Hospital weaves his personal journey together with case studies that reflect the thrill of scientific discovery and the limitations of medicine Operating on a terminally ill child amid an Ebola outbreak in Liberia he questions his preconceptions about what it means to win against a disease Reflecting on his own path into neurosurgery he brings to life a relatively new high stakes field of medicineone that historically demanded emotional detachment and often attracts extreme personalities With a compassionate eye he traces the courage and determination of several patients suffering from mysterious unrecognized illnesses two of whom led Dr Honey and his team to discover an entirely new disease and its cure In clear engaging prose he invites us into the operating room to witness this extraordinary discoveryinvolving the tenth cranial nervealongside him And outside the OR an unusual friendship with a former patient alters his perspective on clinical detachment and what quality of life really means
Combining a humane perspective lively anecdotes and a deep curiosity about the uncharted territories of the human brain The Tenth Nerve is a richly fascinating memoir that will fill you with wonder
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