Alida Brill
Auteur de A Rising Public Voice: Women in Politics Worldwide
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- Date de naissance
- 1950
- Sexe
- female
- Lieux de résidence
- New York City, New York, USA
- Professions
- Program Officer, Russell Sage Foundation
- Organisations
- Board Member, Feminist Press
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 4
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 53
- Popularité
- #303,173
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 12
And that's just where Dancing at the River's Edge fits into my life, perhaps into yours. Alida has lived a full life, not the life one aspires to with her many trips to the hospital, but a life rich enough to be proud of. At the same time, Dancing also gives us a peek into our doctor's head. Alida's long-time doctor, Dr. Lockshin, takes his turn in telling his side of the story - both as Alida's provider, but also as a doctor who knows that most of his patients will never recover or get well. Kids don't grow up wishing to be doctors of people they can't cure.
In the end, Dancing is a book of hope. Hope that despite the pills, the IVs, the hours spent on that damn paper-lined table that we will still have full and rich lives. That we are still owed love and respect. That our doctors are struggling with us as well. This fact may scare some, but I am actually comforted by this tidbit. It flattens the playing field. It makes me think that perhaps some of us are partners in healing, not just receivers of wisdom in the form of a pill.
**excerpted from my full review on my blog.… (plus d'informations)