She spent months fighting for her life in her own hospital, enduring a series of organ failures and multiple major surgeries.Įvery step of the way, Awdish was faced with something even more unexpected and shocking than her battle to survive- her fellow doctors' inability to see and acknowledge the pain of loss and human suffering, the result of a self-protective barrier hard-wired in medical training. A compelling call to arms for a more empathetic practice of medicine, from the intensive care doctor who nearly died as a patient in her own hospital.Īt seven months pregnant, intensive care doctor Rana Awdish suffered a catastrophic medical event, haemorrhaging nearly all of her blood volume and losing her unborn first child. her writing style is often nothing short of beautiful - evocative and emotional.' Adam Kay, ObserverĪt seven months pregnant, intensive care doctor Rana Awdish suffered a catastrophic medi. 'I read the first chapters at such a pace that I almost had to remind myself to breathe.' Sunday Times A compelling call to arms for a more empathetic practice of medicine, from the intensive care doctor who nearly died as a patient in her own hospital.
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