Medical
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Not One, Not Even One
A Memoir of Life-altering Experiences in Sierra Leone, West Africa by Nancy Christine Edwards
In 1978, Nancy Edwards left as a CUSO volunteer for Sierra Leone, where she spent three years working as a community health nurse and two years evaluating primary health care programs. Her stories of village life convey the ravages of tuberculosis; ...
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The Mysterious Winging Scapula
A Recovery Plan for Therapists and their Patients by Janet Delorme
This book was written by a physiotherapist who became the patient. From her unique perspective, Janet Delorme recognized and understood a complex problem that might otherwise go undiagnosed. Do these symptoms sound familiar? * Cannot tolerate ...
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Our Long Midnight
Reflections of a Physician on Life and Faith During a Global Pandemic by Dr Jean Chamberlain-Froese
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended our lives, assumptions, and relationships, leaving many of us disoriented. During this time, Dr. Jean Chamberlain-Froese has shared her own journey in regular blog posts and so helped readers navigate theirs. Her ...
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Love Anyway
A Mother Daughter Journey of Caregiving by Patricia Covone
A poignant memoir about a daughter’s life changing journey as her mother’s caregiver and the many challenges of caring for a chronically ill parent. Pat’s relationship with her mother, Anne, changed drastically when she moved in with Pat and her ...
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Hockey Doc
Cinquante ans d’anecdotes médicales avec le Club de hockey Canadien by Dr David S. Mulder and Dr Douglas G Kinnear
Le service des urgences de l’Hôpital général de Montréal (HGM) se trouvait si près du Forum que les joueurs du Club de hockey Canadien pouvaient enfiler leurs protège-lames et s’y rendre à pied. Cette proximité, qui n’était pas une coïncidence, est ...
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Helen Hurts
by Denise Fuchko and Keri Fuchko
Helen is a little girl who is experiencing physical and emotional pain. When she is in the hospital for an operation, the healthcare professionals help her manage her pain through a variety of approaches. But Helen still hurts! At home with her ...
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In the Shadow of Angels
Intimate Stories from a Hospice Counsellor by Susan Breiddal
“You people are angels!” This is how many respond to those who work in palliative care. How hospice care professionals manage the emotional tension of being surrounded by sick, dying, and grief-stricken people is unfathomable. Over her 20 years of ...
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Answers to Anorexia
Master the Balance of Hope & Healing by James Greenblatt, Ali Nakip, MD and Jennifer C. Dimino, MS
Anorexia nervosa is a life-threatening disorder associated with high rates of relapse and ineffective therapeutic models. Conventional treatments overlook the biological consequences of self-starvation – consequences that impact brain function, ...
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Plasticity
My Life and Vocation by Dr. Mirek Stranc
Plasticity: My Life and Vocation is the autobiography of Dr. Mirek Stranc, a world-renowned Plastic Surgeon. It captures his childhood as a displaced person during World War II, forcibly taken from his home in Poland, loaded in a cattle car and ...
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Music for Other Reasons
Conversations with Music Therapists by Bob Cowin
Music therapists use music to achieve non-musical goals. Their clients range from children with autism or developmental disabilities, through adults recovering from brain injuries or addiction, to seniors with Parkinson’s disease, depression, or ...
