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Fragile Lives - A Heart Surgeon's Stories of Life and Death on the Operating Table (Paperback)
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Fragile Lives - A Heart Surgeon's Stories of Life and Death on the Operating Table (Paperback)
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Loot Price R301
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY PRIZE THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.2
BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE BMA PRESIDENT'S AWARD 2017 An 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.
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