Author : Bert Keizer
Release : 1996
Genre : Medical
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 984/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Dancing with Mister D by : Bert Keizer
Download or read book Dancing with Mister D written by Bert Keizer. This book was released on 1996. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work follows a doctor who works in a nursing home for the terminally ill in Holland. Various patients' stories are interspersed with philosophical discussions between three doctors, Jaarsma, Anton and Van Gooyer, about their profession, truth, despair and faith. The book also examines a range of other topics such as the history of medicine, the placebo-effect, the meagre scientific content of medical practice, the oddness of the verb to die, the failure of cancer research and the way in which our minds are anchored to our brains. Euthanasia is a recurrent theme, and detailed accounts of several cases are included.