Living Jonathan's Life: A Doctor's Descent Into Darkness & Addiction
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.28 (910 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0757306497 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 260 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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When Dr. I could no longer see myself as I did before, let alone see myself living without him. Ironically, it was his brother's words--in a stack of hidden poems stashed away--that showed Scott the way back to the life he knew and the brother he hadn't.Living Jonathan's Life is a riveting, heartfelt tapestry of brotherly love and bonds, of family ties and self-renewal, that will strike a chord with anyone who has loved and lost.. A true story of identical twin brothers, each fighting similar physical and emotional battles. One would lose his life; the other would nearly self-destruct.The day I watched my identical twin brother die before my eyes, I experienced a loss that was devastating and without comparison. Davis began writing prescriptions for himself, it was only a matter of time before he was discovered and his world came crashing down. The phantom pains baffled medical experts, who tried surgery and morphine to no avail. When Jonathan died, that once-radiant mirror turned black as stone. With his passing, I lost much more than a best friend, a confidante, and a brother; I lost a human mirror, a reflection into which I had always been able to look and from which I could gain strength. And then an
Impaired Physician Desert Wolverine Our family residency program selected this book for our book discussion group. This physician's story of drug addiction made an impression on our young residents. Their only negative comment was that it was too short, only about 125 pages of "story" but the remainder of the book goes into detail about the intervention process which many may find helpful and contains many excellent resources for drug treatment.. "A great portal into the nature of addiction" according to Peter Chai. Dr. Davis's book gives an intimate and insightful perspective on addiction and its effects not only on the addicted, but on the family. By telling his story honestly and without any flair, Dr. Davis shows us that even the best of us can become victim of addiction, and despite the horrible nature of the disease, that there is hope. As a medical student, it is a jarring view of a problem that we see all across the US all too often, a. A touching story and view of addiction Dr. Davis conveys an important message in a gripping and honest book: that addiction can affect anyone, even physicians, and that recovery is possible by facing one's fears and deepest emotions. As an identical twin myself, I could relate to much of the description of the relationship between Scott and Jonathan; there's just a bond between twins that is unique and unbreakable.This book is also a great resource for those interested
He has been published in The Journal of Addictive Diseases, The American Journal of Cardiology, and Men's Health magazines.. Davis is widely regarded as a leading expert in the field of addiction medicine, garnering requests from numerous professional organizations including the California Board of Registered Nursing, American Society for Addiction Medicine
Almost as long as the narrative are the appendices, which include a directory of treatment programs, intervention resources and the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. Hopscotching through their lives together and apart, Davis tells twin stories of disease-his an addiction to pain medication-that take the author through grim, desperate times, but culminate in a hopeful breakthrough. From Publishers Weekly In a charged, honest memoir, physician Davis relates his struggle with addiction and recovery following the 1993 loss of his twin brother, Jonathan, to AIDS. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. . Sentimental touches-like liberal use of poems from Jonathan's found journal-may not be to everyone's taste, but this brief memoir ma