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The Cry in the Night: Dramas From the Life of a Doctor : Whisperblue : 9798218052577 : 14 Oct 2022 : "It was the human, the personal side of medicine that left upon me its lasting impressions." Charles S Norburn (1890-1990), a surgeon and general practitioner who founded his own hospital, vividly retells his most memorable experiences from a long career in The Cry in the Night. These works tell the story of medicine in the first half of the 20th century. It was an era without many specializations and a surgeon did all surgeries from minor setting of broken limbs, to brain surgery. A doctor's relationship with his patients was very different and more personal than it is today, Norburn shares his patients joys and their heartbreaks as well as his own philosophy in this captivating book. These dramas range in their themes and details, but don't shy away from the sometimes stark reality, often gratifying true life of a doctor. The plots vary: a young sailor who drowned in WWI; the
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