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Overview'The scalpel can only go so deep, and technical skill can only take one so far.' In this absorbing narrative, Dr. Chris Honey, an accomplished neurosurgeon at Vancouver General Hospital, weaves his personal journey together with case studies that reflect the thrill of scientific discovery and the limitations of medicine. Operating on a terminally ill child amid an Ebola outbreak in Liberia, he questions his preconceptions about what it means to 'win' against a disease. Reflecting on his own path into neurosurgery, he brings to life a relatively new, high stakes field of medicine - one that historically demanded emotional detachment and often attracts extreme personalities. With a compassionate eye, he traces the courage and determination of several patients suffering from mysterious, unrecognized illnesses, two of whom led Dr. Honey and his team to discover an entirely new disease and its cure. In clear, engaging prose, he invites us into the operating room to witness this extraordinary discovery - involving the tenth cranial nerve - alongside him. And, outside the OR, an unusual friendship with a former patient alters his perspective on clinical detachment, and what 'quality of life' really means. Combining a humane perspective, lively anecdotes, and a deep curiosity about the uncharted territories of the human brain, The Tenth Nerve is a richly fascinating memoir that will fill you with wonder. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Chris HoneyPublisher: Random House Canada Imprint: Random House Canada Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.425kg ISBN: 9781039001169ISBN 10: 1039001165 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 08 February 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsIn The Tenth Nerve, Chris Honey shows us more than the neurosurgeon's hidden world-the chaos of the emergency, the ache of the hopeless patient, the subtly pulsing moonscape of the brain under an operating microscope. His is a heartfelt and informed story about crafting a working wisdom, an acumen, about his patients, his profession and, ultimately, himself. Dr. Liam Durcan, author of The Measure of Darkness and Garcia's Heart Author InformationDr. Chris Honey is a neurosurgeon at Vancouver General Hospital and Head of the Division of Neurosurgery at the University of British Columbia. He obtained his medical degree from the University of Toronto and his doctoral degree from Oxford University as a Canadian Rhodes Scholar. Dr. Honey lives in Vancouver with his family. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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