Whispers of the Mind is a medical memoir and a compilation of essays that blends stories based on real-life patients, reflections on topics ranging from medicine to philosophy, and personal narratives to deliver a unique meditation on life and death. Drawing from decades of clinical...

Welcome to Katie's Brain: A Brain Cancer Survivor's Story by Katie Kaiser Smith chronicles the author’s journey after being diagnosed with inoperable, terminal brain cancer at 41. Through a daily diary that began as a way to update friends and family, Katie documents her four-year...

Welcome to the Bright details Lisa Febre's journey through colorectal cancer and the aftermath marked by surgeries, including a successful colostomy reversal, and subsequent discoveries of residual cancer in her ovary, which required further procedures. Febre credits music as playing a crucial role in her...

What to Expect and How to Prepare for Your Surgery: A Patient’s Guide to Undergoing Anesthesia and More! by Fei Zheng-Ward, MD, MPH is a concise guide with helpful information for patients about to undergo surgery who want to learn about what happens to them...

We Used to Dance by Debbie Chein Morris is a touching memoir in which she describes the life she shared with her disabled twin, Judy. Judy was born with cerebral palsy, a condition that makes it impossible for the sufferer to control their posture, balance,...

Doctor Carol Turner always took pride in herself as a physician who had the ear of her patients and knew exactly what to do or say to make them feel at ease. When she started experiencing difficulties in cycling activities which used to be the...

Author Catherine Hodge exposes many myths that are used today concerning grief and dying. She helps the reader understand grief by sharing: “Grief is a human experience, a life passage, a transition from the world of the known and familiar to the unknown.” The reader...

Alzheimer’s disease affects tens of millions of people all around the world and more than six million individuals in the United States. Alzheimer’s disease is incurable, and those affected are often misunderstood and neglected. But there is a way to comprehend them better, and children...

Walking The Tightrope: Trusting Your Life To Telemedicine by Wayne Liebhard discusses telemedicine, one of the latest innovations in healthcare. Telemedicine is the diagnosis and treatment of patients through telecommunication. The doctor and patient do not physically meet for these sessions. Liebhard discusses how telemedicine...

A visit to the neurologist reveals that Suzanne Marriott's husband, Michael, is suffering from MS. From that moment, Suzanne must come to terms with the reality of being a caregiver and foregoing her plans and expectations about her marriage. By learning psychological and spiritual information...