“I've always been interested in medicine and was pleased when my brother became a doctor. But after thinking seriously about that field, I realized that what intrigued me was not the science, not the chemistry or biology of medicine, but the narrative - the story of each patient, each illness.” ThinkingStoriesFieldsBrotherDoctorsMedicinePatientIllnessI RealizedNarrativeMy BrotherBiologyChemistryIntrigued Author:Lois Lowry
“We're used to comeback stories in the world of sports, but the Gail Devers story is remarkable. This is a comeback from an illness which almost killed her.” WorldStoriesUsedSportsIllnessRemarkableComebackGail Author:Bob Costas
“Telling a story of illness, one pulls a thread through a narrow opening flanked on one side by shame and the other by trivia.” StoriesSidesShameIllnessOpeningThreadTrivia Book:What Her Body Thought: A Journey Into the Shadows Source: What Her Body Thought: A Journey Into the Shadows