One Ring Circus

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Front Cover; Copyright ; Contents; Prologue; I. Measures of Time and Metaphor; II. Two Journeys Begin; Something is Wrong with Me; I Did Not Choose; Suspicion, Witchcraft, and the Magic of Dialogue; First Encounters; Childhood of a Different Place; Adjust, Educate, Collaborate; The Girl in the Pink Snowsuit; One Up, One Down; III. An Unstable Life; A Hawk in Winter; The Bitter Pill; A Weak Spot; Love and Loss; The Mirror and The Lens; Interdependence: The Doctor Moves to NIH; When the Cat's Away The Mice Will Play; The Merchant of the Bronx; Things Go Wrong:A Patient Named Carole.;An invaluable resource for medical professionals, victims of chronic illnesses, and their loved ones, this dual memoir by a doctor and his longtime patient traces the growth of their unique friendship over a span of decades. By exploring the bond between caregiver and sufferer, this sensitive account evokes not only the constant day to day frustrations and emotional toll suffered by the chronically ill, but also an understanding of the mental struggles and conflicts that a conscientious doctor must face in deciding how best to treat a patient without compr. Front Cover Copyright Contents Prologue I. Measures of Time and Metaphor II. Two Journeys Begin Something is Wrong with Me I Did Not Choose Suspicion, Witchcraft, and the Magic of Dialogue First Encounters Childhood of a Different Place Adjust, Educate, Collaborate The Girl in the Pink Snowsuit One Up, One Down III. An Unstable Life A Hawk in Winter The Bitter Pill A Weak Spot Love and Loss The Mirror and The Lens Interdependence: The Doctor Moves to NIH When the Cat's Away The Mice Will Play The Merchant of the Bronx Things Go Wrong:A Patient Named Carole. A Doctor's Life: Phase 1 TrialsA Summer Wedding A Doctor's Life: Annie, or It's In My Bones IV. Facing the Abyss Written, Sealed The Games Are Over Death Out Of Sync Nature Abhors a Vacuum V. Spring Returns The Puzzle Pieces of Life I Am Me Acknowledgments.