Il Dr. Paul Wilson Brand è stato un chirurgo innovativo che ha dedicato la sua vita al trattamento della lebbra e alla comprensione del dolore. Pioniere nella chirurgia della mano, ha sviluppato tecniche innovative per trattare i pazienti affetti da lebbra, riconoscendo che la causa principale delle lesioni non era la degenerazione dei tessuti, ma la perdita della sensazione del dolore. Il suo lavoro e le sue pubblicazioni hanno fatto progredire significativamente la comprensione della meccanica della mano e il trattamento delle lesioni derivanti dalla perdita della percezione del dolore. Oltre alla sua carriera medica, ha anche scritto opere autobiografiche che riflettono sul valore del dolore e sullo scopo della sua vita.
An internationally renowned surgeon and an award-winning writer of faith take readers on a tour of wonder through the human body - from the micro-view of cells to the macro-view of our connectedness as people made in God's image.
A WORLD WITHOUT PAIN? Can such a place exist? It not only can---it does. But it's no utopia. It's a colony for leprosy patients: a world where people literally feel no pain, and reap horrifying consequences. His work with leprosy patients in India and the United States convinced Dr. Paul Brand that pain truly is one of God's great gifts to us. In this inspiring story of his fifty-year career as a healer, Dr. Brand probes the mystery of pain and reveals its importance. As an indicator that lets us know something is wrong, pain has a value that becomes clearest in its absence. The Gift of Pain looks at what pain is and why we need it. Together, the renowned surgeon and award-winning writer Philip Yancey shed fresh light on a gift that none of us want and none of us can do without.
An exploration of the human body - a remarkable world of cells, systems, and chemistry that bears the impress of a still deeper, unseen reality.
It's always been tough. Whether you are serving the Lord as an office worker, a doctor, a missionary, or a teacher - if you put your head above the parapet you will get shot at. Sometimes you will get hit. This book is for all who have found themselves in the line of fire. Dr Marjory Foyle draws upon her extensive clinical experience and her work as a missionary to address a range of important topics: Depression; Occupational stress; Interpersonal relationships; Parental and home-country stress; Singleness and marriage; Children; Burnout; Caring for Christian workers.
Als een 11-jarige jongen met taaislijmziekte in de terminale fase komt, maar een longtransplantatie weigert, komt zijn behandelend arts voor de keus tussen leven en dood te staan.
