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Fragile Lives A Heart Surgeon's Stories Of Life And Death On The
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY PRIZETHE SUNDAY TIMES NO2 BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE BMA PRESIDENT’S AWARD 2017An incredible memoir from one of the world’s most eminent heart surgeons recalling some of the most remarkable and poignant cases he’s worked on Grim Reaper sits on the heart surgeon’s shoulder A slip of the hand and life ebbs away The balance between life and death is so delicate and the heart surgeon walks that rope between the two In the operating room there is no time for doubt It is flesh blood rib-retractors and pumping the vital organ with your bare hand to squeeze the life back into it An off-day can have dire consequences – this job has a steep learning curve and the cost is measured in human life Cardiac surgery is not for the faint of
heart Professor Stephen Westaby took chances and pushed the boundaries of heart surgery He saved hundreds of lives over the course of a thirty-five year career and now in his astounding memoir Westaby details some of his most remarkable and poignant cases – such as the baby who had suffered multiple heart attacks by six months old a woman who lived the nightmare of locked-in syndrome and a man whose life was powered by a battery for eight years A powerful important and incredibly moving book Fragile Lives offers an exceptional insight into the exhilarating and sometimes tragic world of heart surgery and how it feels to hold someone’s life in your hands
heart Professor Stephen Westaby took chances and pushed the boundaries of heart surgery He saved hundreds of lives over the course of a thirty-five year career and now in his astounding memoir Westaby details some of his most remarkable and poignant cases – such as the baby who had suffered multiple heart attacks by six months old a woman who lived the nightmare of locked-in syndrome and a man whose life was powered by a battery for eight years A powerful important and incredibly moving book Fragile Lives offers an exceptional insight into the exhilarating and sometimes tragic world of heart surgery and how it feels to hold someone’s life in your hands
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