Lucky dog : how being a veterinarian saved my life
Dr. Sarah Boston discusses her experience with thyroid cancer and how her training as a veterinarian helped her with her own diagnosis even after doctors repeatedly tried to convince her otherwise.
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Boston, Sarah, 1973- > Health. Women veterinarians > Canada > Biography. Thyroid gland > Cancer > Patients > Biography. Medical care. |
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Autobiographies. |
- ISBN: 1770893512
- ISBN: 9781770893511
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298 pages - Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 18.95 |
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Lucky Dog : How Being a Veterinarian Saved My Life
Publishers Weekly
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Does the world need another cancer memoir? In the case of this book, written by a Florida-based veterinarian specializing in cancer surgery who discovers she has cancer herself, the answer is an unequivocal yes. Boston expertly juxtaposes her experiences as an animal doctor and a thyroid cancer patient to show why, when it comes to cancer, she wishes she were a dog. Poignant stories of Boston's canine cancer patients, coupled with her sharp-eyed observations as she undergoes her own treatment, help her make a case for the ways in which human health care would benefit from the high level of advocacy, compassion, and responsiveness that veterinarians routinely offer their patients. The author's lively storytelling and wry, self-deprecating humor ensure that her story is never a drab, hospital-green perspective on illness, and readers will root for her as she faces an initial misdiagnosis, two surgeries, and an arduous radioactive iodine treatment. By the end, the good fortune mentioned in the title takes on extra meaning when Boston is finally declared to be cancer free. Readers will count themselves fortunate, too, as they accompany Boston on her unexpected journey and spend time with some wonderful dogs along the way. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.