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The Face Laughs While the Brain Cries: The Education of a Doctor
Stephen Hauser, Stephen Hauser
4.0 AVERAGE
10 reviews for:
The Face Laughs While the Brain Cries: The Education of a Doctor
Stephen Hauser, Stephen Hauser
4.0 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Exceptional memoir. The "coming of age story of a doctor" tagline I have seen is the perfect description of this book. All of the life events internalized into making a brilliant, but most importantly, empathetic and compassionate doctor. Written in a clear and engaging style, even the science based last few chapters were understandable for the lay person.
Thank you, Dr. Hauser. This book means so much to me. Knowing that you’ve accomplished so much with MS research and treatments over the past 45+ years has given me closure.
MS was a huge part of my life until age 30. My mother was diagnosed with MS right before she had me at age 27. My stepfather was also diagnosed around the same age (though he was older than her.) They had progressive MS all throughout the 80s-00s. He died in a nursing home at age 55, she died suddenly in the hospital at age 57. I was the caretaker since I was 16, though I helped my mom with many mobility issues since childhood. As a young child I just accepted my mom was different in some ways, but I was also so mad that the disease progressed at a steady rate over 30 years. I knew when they were bedridden that no meds would bring them back, but I’m delighted for those who are able to push off symptoms indefinitely through new meds that keep developing. Thank goodness.
Since the 70s, Dr. Hauser has devoted his life’s work to the cause and cure of this devastating autoimmune illness. This book explains his neurological studies quite well for the average reader. It does help if you have a general understanding of the disease if you don’t typically read medical books. I was especially engrossed by the cases he delved into. Did I compare a lot to my own life? Well, of course. But again, reading about all the symptoms and internal neurological scarring made me feel not so alone. There is no doubt this was my parents disease.
Dr. Hauser is very professional, but you can see these patients have touched his heart. He worked tirelessly to push for new clinical trials and studies, and it’s just so good to know he was fighting for MS patients behind-the-scenes for all these decades. MS wasn’t talked about very much until the last 10 years. I am grateful that doctors like him are still fighting. Additionally, his youth leading into adulthood was very interesting. I’m glad he included those vignettes and background, especially about his younger ill brother.
Lastly, the title affected me because my mom had helpless laughing fits towards the end of her life - the pseudobulbar effect. And she would say, “If I don’t laugh, I’ll just cry.”
Thank you NetGalley and St Martin’s Press for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.
MS was a huge part of my life until age 30. My mother was diagnosed with MS right before she had me at age 27. My stepfather was also diagnosed around the same age (though he was older than her.) They had progressive MS all throughout the 80s-00s. He died in a nursing home at age 55, she died suddenly in the hospital at age 57. I was the caretaker since I was 16, though I helped my mom with many mobility issues since childhood. As a young child I just accepted my mom was different in some ways, but I was also so mad that the disease progressed at a steady rate over 30 years. I knew when they were bedridden that no meds would bring them back, but I’m delighted for those who are able to push off symptoms indefinitely through new meds that keep developing. Thank goodness.
Since the 70s, Dr. Hauser has devoted his life’s work to the cause and cure of this devastating autoimmune illness. This book explains his neurological studies quite well for the average reader. It does help if you have a general understanding of the disease if you don’t typically read medical books. I was especially engrossed by the cases he delved into. Did I compare a lot to my own life? Well, of course. But again, reading about all the symptoms and internal neurological scarring made me feel not so alone. There is no doubt this was my parents disease.
Dr. Hauser is very professional, but you can see these patients have touched his heart. He worked tirelessly to push for new clinical trials and studies, and it’s just so good to know he was fighting for MS patients behind-the-scenes for all these decades. MS wasn’t talked about very much until the last 10 years. I am grateful that doctors like him are still fighting. Additionally, his youth leading into adulthood was very interesting. I’m glad he included those vignettes and background, especially about his younger ill brother.
Lastly, the title affected me because my mom had helpless laughing fits towards the end of her life - the pseudobulbar effect. And she would say, “If I don’t laugh, I’ll just cry.”
Thank you NetGalley and St Martin’s Press for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.
informative
inspiring
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Fascinating book about the long, bumpy road to finding an effective treatment for Multiple Sclerosis.
* I read an advance copy and was not compensated
* I read an advance copy and was not compensated
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
informative
medium-paced
𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬.
This was a fascinating journey! Dr. Hauser delights us with a memoir, taking us back with him to his childhood, and onward to his amazing venture towards science and medicine. The writing style was easy to follow, and I really enjoyed the mix of medical information and his personal experiences.
𝐀 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
I think this book explains the medical side fairly well for the average reader. I found it all very interesting! It gave me a new found respect for people in the scientific and medial world. I can not express how grateful I am for all that they do. The life altering impacts of what they have done is magnificent.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭.
This was a wonderful read, and one I would most certainly recommend. It is touching, yet also very informative. If you enjoy memoirs or medical non-fiction I think you will enjoy The Face Laughs While the Brain Cries.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5
𝘏𝘶𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 St. Martin's Press 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸.
This was a fascinating journey! Dr. Hauser delights us with a memoir, taking us back with him to his childhood, and onward to his amazing venture towards science and medicine. The writing style was easy to follow, and I really enjoyed the mix of medical information and his personal experiences.
𝐀 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
I think this book explains the medical side fairly well for the average reader. I found it all very interesting! It gave me a new found respect for people in the scientific and medial world. I can not express how grateful I am for all that they do. The life altering impacts of what they have done is magnificent.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭.
This was a wonderful read, and one I would most certainly recommend. It is touching, yet also very informative. If you enjoy memoirs or medical non-fiction I think you will enjoy The Face Laughs While the Brain Cries.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5
𝘏𝘶𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 St. Martin's Press 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸.
I just finished The Face Laughs while the Brain Cries by Stephen L. Hauser M.D and here are my thoughts.
Stephen Hauser is an M.D who specializes in neuroimmunology and his work has revolutionized our understanding of MS and developed the only therapy for the autoimmune disease.
This book is a memoir based book with a lot of excellent information on autoimmune diseases which I loved personally because I myself have rheumatoid arthritis, a very aggressive autoimmune disease that attacks the joints and organs.
The book was so well written and the fact that he came from a modest upbringing and had challenges, was so inspiring. It was a super easy read full of great information and so very entertaining at the same time. I don’t read much in the way of memoirs but wow, this one was so good I couldn’t put it down.
The memoir covers most of his life and it was never a dull moment and he truly made me believe anything is possible. His success came at a price and he used his losses to make the world better for people with MS. A true hero!
5 stars - Thank you @stmartinspress for my gifted copy.
#nonfiction #stephenlhauser #thefacelaughswhilethebraincries #smp #smpinfluencer
Stephen Hauser is an M.D who specializes in neuroimmunology and his work has revolutionized our understanding of MS and developed the only therapy for the autoimmune disease.
This book is a memoir based book with a lot of excellent information on autoimmune diseases which I loved personally because I myself have rheumatoid arthritis, a very aggressive autoimmune disease that attacks the joints and organs.
The book was so well written and the fact that he came from a modest upbringing and had challenges, was so inspiring. It was a super easy read full of great information and so very entertaining at the same time. I don’t read much in the way of memoirs but wow, this one was so good I couldn’t put it down.
The memoir covers most of his life and it was never a dull moment and he truly made me believe anything is possible. His success came at a price and he used his losses to make the world better for people with MS. A true hero!
5 stars - Thank you @stmartinspress for my gifted copy.
#nonfiction #stephenlhauser #thefacelaughswhilethebraincries #smp #smpinfluencer
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced