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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
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I enjoyed this book most when Dr. Wellons focuses on his patients. Less focus on some of the medical details would have helped me rate this a 5.0.
Jay Wellons has a future in writing if he decides to give up his day job. This book was a gift, literally and otherwise. I originally heard him on NPR, but was only mildly intrigued by the subject matter. A friend sent me the book as an e-gift, which I chalked up to literary karma. I discovered Wellons is a master storyteller, describing the intricacies of pediatric neurosurgery in a way that's accessible to laypeople. He brings a human scale to each chapter, highlighting the grit behind his most memorable cases without any sense of grandiosity directed toward his own life saving gifts. Neurosurgeons are the alphas of the medical world, but you get no sense of that here. Count me a Jay Wellons fan, currently on the prowl for his previous works and anything he decides to write in the future.
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If you're able to compartmentalize this away from any children in your life, it's a fantastic book. There are some fascinating cases and tidbits on neurosurgery, and pediatric neurosurgery in here, plenty of them gripping and compelling. My only complaint is it does mix a few personal stories in there which are clearly very important to Dr. Wellons, but it took me out of the book a bit. More an editor problem, but still worth reading.
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My favorite read this month! It was so interesting and the stories were awe-inspiring. Some heartbreaking, but mostly I’m just left in wonder both of the human body and the human capacity for love, grace, and connection.
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Golly me, this was a delight.
I have the utmost respect for Dr. Wellons. This book was rife with fascinating stories, and Wellons' heart for his patients is so clear to see. He has quite a talent for writing in addition to pediatric neurosurgery... Putting that English undergrad degree to good use! :) There were moments of levity, moments of hope, moments of sorrow, moments of reflection. A must read for anyone remotely interested!
I have the utmost respect for Dr. Wellons. This book was rife with fascinating stories, and Wellons' heart for his patients is so clear to see. He has quite a talent for writing in addition to pediatric neurosurgery... Putting that English undergrad degree to good use! :) There were moments of levity, moments of hope, moments of sorrow, moments of reflection. A must read for anyone remotely interested!
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"Eat when you can, sleep when you can, and don't #%^& with the hypothalamus."
The miracles and heartaches of modern medicine are chronicled in All That Moves Us.
Jay Wellons is a pediatric neurosurgeon, a specialty narrowed to a select few, on an even more noteworthy demographic.
Thank you to Random House and Netgalley for the eARC for review!
All That Moves Us is a series of short essays documenting Dr. Wellons' cases and personal life experiences.
The stories are descriptive, but not graphic. There's a fair bit of medical terminology, a potential challenge for the layman reader.
We learn of operative measures taken due to trauma, chronic conditions, anatomical defects, and disease processes. Some even prior to the patient's birth!
As with any true-life book dealing with literal life and death, the emotional value can be close to the surface.
Wellons documents successes alongside defeats - the realities of high-stakes healthcare in the hands of humans.
Recommended to anyone with interest in a most readable medical work!
Released on June 28.
The miracles and heartaches of modern medicine are chronicled in All That Moves Us.
Jay Wellons is a pediatric neurosurgeon, a specialty narrowed to a select few, on an even more noteworthy demographic.
Thank you to Random House and Netgalley for the eARC for review!
All That Moves Us is a series of short essays documenting Dr. Wellons' cases and personal life experiences.
The stories are descriptive, but not graphic. There's a fair bit of medical terminology, a potential challenge for the layman reader.
We learn of operative measures taken due to trauma, chronic conditions, anatomical defects, and disease processes. Some even prior to the patient's birth!
As with any true-life book dealing with literal life and death, the emotional value can be close to the surface.
Wellons documents successes alongside defeats - the realities of high-stakes healthcare in the hands of humans.
Recommended to anyone with interest in a most readable medical work!
Released on June 28.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail