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Life on the Ground Floor
Life on the Ground Floor | James Maskalyk
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A celebrated humanitarian doctor's unique perspective on sickness, health and what it is to be alive. In this deeply personal book, humanitarian doctor and activist James Maskalyk, author of the highly acclaimed Six Months in Sudan, draws upon his experience treating patients in the world's emergency rooms. From Toronto to Addis Ababa, Cambodia to Bolivia, he discovers that although the cultures, resources and medical challenges of each hospital may differ, they are linked indelibly by the ground floor- the location of their emergency rooms. Here, on the ground floor, is where Dr. Maskalyk witnesses the story of "human aliveness"--our mourning and laughter, tragedies and hopes, the frailty of being and the resilience of the human spirit. And it's here too that he is swept into the story, confronting his fears and doubts and questioning what it is to be a doctor. aaaa Masterfully written and artfully structured, Life on the Ground Flooris more than just an emergency doctor's memoir or travelogue--it's a meditation on health, sickness and the wonder of human life.
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Crazeedi
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An excellent book. The authors memoir of his time with the French doctors group, then on his own , going between Addis Ababa and Toronto. His courage and commitment as an ER doctor in primitive conditions, helping to serve the poorest of the poor. There was no such thing as an ER in Ethiopia, first one created out of nothing. @BarbaraTheBibliophage I think you like such books?

ShelleyBooksie This sounds really good! 4y
Crazeedi @ShelleyBooksie it was if you like medical related topics 4y
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lisakoby
Life on the Ground Floor | James Maskalyk
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Paper read this time. I forget what a different experience a paper book is. #papervsaudio

Suzze This book sounds extremely interesting! 6y
RadicalReader @lisakoby which do you prefer a paper book or an audiobook and why? 6y
lisakoby @RadicalReader Audiobook mostly for shorter books, but paper for longer reads. Something about the paper to sink into is amazing. 6y
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