This short book has “mysteries of the universe” written all over it.
Earlier this month I escaped for a few days to write a book called Let Patients Help. For whatever reason, this one came out instead: an updated edition of the “Facing Death” chapter from my previous book, with a new prolog to make it a standalone booklet. It wasn’t what I’d planned to write, yet when I finished, I had a sense of peace and completion – like I had completed what I actually needed to do, whether I knew it or not.
Through Amazon’s automated self-publishing tools, it’s already complete, proofed, and ready to ship. The book’s web page, with links to order it in paper or on Kindle, is ePatientDave.com/FacingDeath.
The message is what I saw in my own crisis. The title says hope, but it doesn’t say hope will cure anything; it won’t. Yet there is hope – Jerome Groopman MD’s book Anatomy of Hope says “There is an authentic biology of hope.”
Whatever your path – wherever you are on this journey – I hope my experience will help. And whatever your outcome, this booklet’s about being awake to life while we have it.
Dave — Are you coming to any of the Bay Area Conferences in the next few weeks? Medicine 2.0, Health 2.0, HealthCamp, or Patients 2.0? If so, I’ll bring my copy of Facing Death with Hope for you to sign.
With love and respect,
MsGreene
That’s wonderful of you! But no, all my events are Ohio, Philly, DC, then Holland.
Wow, Dave! Escape for a few days and you come out the other side with a BOOK?! Amazing! :) I can’t wait to read it…will buy it for my Kindle today.
I’m a huge proponent of hope – in my dealings with chronic pain patients every day, I think Hope is an essential part to the the journey…not that it will “cure” anything, like you say, but it helps. The hope, in my opinion, is that we can learn how to take control of our healthcare so that we feel empowered & move forward knowing that we have the ability to change the direction we are headed… that things do not happen TO us with no recourse.. instead, that we can steer the boat.
Thanks for your amazement, Stacy, but it really is a little book. :)
It came together so fast because of Amazon’s self-publish thing. Oh, and I do have a typesetting and printing background, so I know something about making up a book. And the marketing stuff, so I knew what I wanted to say on the web site…
But it is indeed a tiny book.
I just reviewed Dr. Groopman’s new book Your Medical Mind on my blog this week – it was interesting.
I will download your new book, because I just seem to be all out of hope today
Hi, Patricia – some days are like that. Best wishes!