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Praise for the
book and the authors
“What one learns from this book you won’t find in any textbook of
medicine that I ever read. These stories are less about disease and
more about context—the impact of an illness on the patient’s life,
on the family, on the doctor, and even on the doctor’s family. I
would urge physicians, those who have experienced serious illness in
their families, and especially medical students to read this book.
Hopefully what is uncommon will become common!”
Andrew G. Wallace, M.D.
Dean Emeritus
Dartmouth School of Medicine
“With some sixty years as practicing neurologists between them, Drs.
Castaldo and Levitt have borne witness to the many dimensions of
human struggle with severe illness. From this rich experience, they
now share with us what it is to truly listen with compassion and how
we may touch the lives of others by opening our own hearts.
Throughout the book, we see how the sometimes hard lessons of love,
hope, and humility expand us, and we experience the ‘uncommon
wisdom’ that resides in everyone, ready to be tapped in times of
great challenge. This is truly a book that belongs in everyone’s
library.”
Frank M. Dattilio, Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
“Unencumbered by jargon, this clearly written book filled with
compelling personal stories is a wonderful reminder of what the
practice of medicine was meant to be. Its two physician authors are
inspirational examples of the power of compassion and humility in a
profession often accused of insensitivity and arrogance.”
The Late Dorothy Gulbenkian Blaney, Ph.D., Former President,
Cedar Crest
College
Joseph J. Blaney, Ph.D., Former Head, United Nations
International School
“These are stories of the humanity of medicine. In a sense, they are
old-fashioned, because they celebrate the relationship between
doctor and patient as it has been at its best. But in another sense,
they are timeless, because they tell of the human condition, and how
we care
for each other.”
Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D.
Bestselling Author and Clinical Professor of Surgery Yale
University
“In the gloom that is frequently heard about the American health
care system, this book is a ray of sunlight. There is nobility among
American medical doctors and Drs. Levitt and Castaldo are shining
examples of that nobility.”
Edward Donley
Former Chairman of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
“Drs. Castaldo and Levitt have written a book brimming with clinical
wisdom and humanity. Their lovingly written stories of their
patients’ case histories beautifully illuminate the lessons their
patients have taught them about medicine and life. This volume is
proof that contemporary physicians can practice using the highest
technology testing and treatment yet remain caring, kind, ethical,
and compassionate.”
James L. Bernat, M.D.
Professor of Neurology and Director of the Program in Clinical
Ethics Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
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