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First published in May 2002, this inspirational account of Canada's first practising blind Physician received accolades from among others Keith Garebian in The globe and Mail and Susan Schwartz at the Montreal Gazette. This is much more than a story of adversity overcome; it chronicles a journey of faith and friendship that will move readers and leave them feeling privileged to share in this amazing story. Born in North Toronto in 1953, Jane Poulson looked forward to a bright future where comfortable circumstances, combined with the love of doting parents, made everything look possible. But at age 13, she received a devastating diagnosis: juvenile diabetes. This incurable disease left her blind at 27 and led to a lifetime of increasingly complex health problems. In the final phase of medical school in Montreal when she lost her sight, Poulson frankly confesses to the feelings of anger, fear, loathing and resentment that accompanied her disability. Nevertheless, she was determined to practise medicine, gradually accepting he adaptive strategies and the eyes of friends and colleagues that made it possible for her to become the doctor she always knew she could be.Studying thousands of textbook pages for exams, navigating labyrinthine hospital corridors, examining unseen (and often somewhat surprised) patients, clocking endless shifts and sleepless nights, Poulson survived the rigours of the young doctor's life by determination, humour and hard-earned faith that carried her through her later challenges, a diagnosis of terminal breast cancer in 1998 and the lung cancer that led to her death in August 2001.
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- PublisherEditions Novalis
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 2895072434
- ISBN 13 9782895072430
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages288
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Book Description hardcover. Condition: new. 1st. From the juvenile diabetes that took away her sight the heart disease that called for bypass surgery to the cancer that resulted in a double mastectomy and which eventually took her life in August 2001 Dr Jane Poulson was both a fighter and survivor In this inspirational autobiography finished shortly before her death Jane Poulson shares her hardearned insights into human frailty vulnerability and courage Despite the daily challenges she faced Dr Poulson the blind doctor continued to serve the public as a specialist in pain management and palliative careThe Doctor Will Not See You Now is a remarkable spiritual autobiography in which Dr Poulson takes the reader by the arm as it were through the story of her career as a sighted medical scientist who became blind in the first year of her professional career She learned not only to accept every challenge to her health but also how to live and work in a sighted world And she did more than survive she went on to a stellar career as a phsician teacher and researcher In 1987 she was awarded the Order of CanadaHer story is also about her search for meaning as a doctor learning to accept life with a failing body Through the daily challenges of the medical profession as well as the complicated details of her own life story Jane Poulson learned to trust in God who told her to live her life fully even as it appears to be closing in on meThe person Dr Poulson showed to the world was serrene goodhumoured and insouciant Her acknowledgement of fear of anxiety and depression would have surprised most people who knew her Yet its small wonder that so few guessed her private thoughts She was a skilled pianist and singer She gave superb and lively dinner parties She danced with singleminded energy From the Globe and Mail obituary written by her friend journalist Michael ValpyJane Poulsons autobiography is a profile in courage and faith No reader will fail to be astonished and inspired by her accomplishments and her intractable optimism Her spirit defiantly lives on in this joyful courageous completely unique book. Seller Inventory # DADAX2895072434
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