M. Evans
Wonderful treatment
Evans, M.
Authors
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P. Louhiala
Editor
I. Heath
Editor
J. Saunders
Editor
Abstract
A friend of mine once had the misfortune to suffer acute appendicitis and be admitted to hospital for emergency surgery. The operation was uneventful and wholly successful, my friend recovered in a manner and at a rate that was typical for his age (he was at the time in his forties) and he was discharged, went home, and soon resumed normal daily life. Notwithstanding the original misfortune, the whole episode was otherwise entirely unremarkable from a medical viewpoint. However, telling me about it later my friend described the familiar signs and symptoms of his digestive system starting to work again as he convalesced and, as he put it, from his perspective as a biologist ‘It was wonderful to observe my digestive system – my body – coming back to life.’
Citation
Evans, M. (2013). Wonderful treatment. In P. Louhiala, I. Heath, & J. Saunders (Eds.), Medical humanities companion : treatment (17-32). Radcliffe Publishing
Publication Date | 2013 |
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Deposit Date | Apr 20, 2012 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 30, 2015 |
Publisher | Radcliffe Publishing |
Pages | 17-32 |
Series Number | 3 |
Book Title | Medical humanities companion : treatment. |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1680139 |
Publisher URL | https://www.crcpress.com/Medical-Humanities-Companion-Volume-3/Louhiala-Heath-Saunders/p/book/9781846193705 |
Contract Date | Mar 30, 2012 |
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter originally published by Radcliffe Publishing Routledge in Medical humanities companion : treatment (volume 3) on 31 December 2013, now available online: https://www.crcpress.com/Medical-Humanities-Companion-Volume-3/Louhiala-Heath-Saunders/p/book/9781846193705
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