The Measure of Our Days

With <b>The Measure of Our Days</b> <b>Dr. Jerome Groopman</b> established himself as an eloquent new voice in the literature of medicine. In these eight moving portraits he offers us a compelling look at what is to be learned when life itself can no longer be taken for granted.<p>These stories are diverse--from Kirk an aggressive venture capitalist determined to play the odds with controversial chemotherapy treatments; to Elizabeth an imperious dowager humbled by a rare blood disease; to Elliott who triumphs over leukemia and creates for himself a definition of success--but each in the words of <b>Maggie Scarf</b> transmute the misery of terrible suffering into a marvelous celebration of the sweetness of human life. Far from medical case studies these are spiritual journeys of questioning and self-awareness embarked on by the physician as well as the patient.</p>