The Knife’s Edge: The Heart and Mind of a Cardiac Surgeon

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Depending on the season and time of day, there can be quite a crowd at the summit of Mount Katahdin, all eager to take photos with the 5,267-foot summit sign. It’s possible you’ll even meet folks completing the incredible 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail thru-hike, as Mount Katahdin is the final destination on that route after the Hundred-Mile Wilderness.

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There's so much things happened behind closed door that we didn't know or will never know unless it is told. Same goes to the operation theatre. And the NHS itself. So many political, money thingy and selfishness involved that stained the quality of the healthcare workers there.

Mount Katahdin and the Knife Edge Trail

Manual Dexterity, ambidexterity, and ability to draw (These three qualities are the ones which the author believes that made him a great Cardiac Surgeon as he calls himself as 'never been a straight-A student') OK， here I am and want to speak some harsh words. People usually be more kind to heroes for their brilliant work, even if they have a lot of unbearable flaws in personality or the way they work. A full-frontal and thrilling portrayal. Each story in this fascinating book brings a new nail-biting surgical adventure... A gifted surgeon, Westaby is also a natural writer... Fragile Lives succeeds on many levels: political battle cry, chronicle of bloody feats, history of modern cardiology, tribute to patients and paean to surgery.’– Daily Telegraph A moral and practical conundrum. A little baby is dying but would fully recover if her heart valves were replaced. There is no bed for her. A child is brought in with a crushed skull and brain dead and will not be ventilated so there will be a bed for the baby whose operation has been put off twice already. Well,this one is quite fascinating...So Prof Westaby says that a head injury has rewired his brain and has undergone a complete personality change....He became this very bold,very brave and free from self doubt or fear which is almost everything a surgeon needs,right?.... It's like a boon from God or a divine intervention.

The Knife’s Edge: The Heart and Mind of a Cardiac Surgeon The Knife’s Edge: The Heart and Mind of a Cardiac Surgeon

Stephen Westaby describes what all qualities a Good Surgeon should possess in multiple parts in this book.Y’all, I can definitely understand why people freak out crossing the ridge— the exposure is insane! His stories as a failed good father, fears when he himself becomes a patient and the anger at the limitation of the NHS as a health provider are interesting to read.