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Fragile Lives by Stephen Westaby
Feb. 21st, 2017 01:04 amThe Blurb On The Back:
Some patients will live.
Some patients will die.
But while their lives hang by a thread …
The heart surgeon will do everything he can to save them.
The day his grandfather died, Steve Westaby vowed to become a heart surgeon.
Today, as one of the world’s most eminent heart surgeons, Professor Steve Westaby shares the stories of the lives he has fought to save.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Professor Stephen Westaby is one of the world’s foremost heart surgeons and a pioneer in the use of mechanical hearts and stem cell research in heart tissue repair and in this moving and fascinating medical memoir (illustrated by Dee McLean), he describes how his grandfather’s death and a TV documentary inspired him into the profession and sets out some of the cases that have had the biggest impact on him both professionally and emotionally.
FRAGILE LIVES was released in the United Kingdom on 9th February 2017. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
Some patients will die.
But while their lives hang by a thread …
The heart surgeon will do everything he can to save them.
The day his grandfather died, Steve Westaby vowed to become a heart surgeon.
Today, as one of the world’s most eminent heart surgeons, Professor Steve Westaby shares the stories of the lives he has fought to save.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Professor Stephen Westaby is one of the world’s foremost heart surgeons and a pioneer in the use of mechanical hearts and stem cell research in heart tissue repair and in this moving and fascinating medical memoir (illustrated by Dee McLean), he describes how his grandfather’s death and a TV documentary inspired him into the profession and sets out some of the cases that have had the biggest impact on him both professionally and emotionally.
FRAGILE LIVES was released in the United Kingdom on 9th February 2017. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
