Dr. Paul Wilson Brand war ein innovativer Chirurg, der sein Leben der Behandlung von Lepra und dem Verständnis von Schmerz widmete. Als Pionier der Handchirurgie entwickelte er neuartige Techniken zur Behandlung von Leprapatienten und erkannte, dass die Hauptursache von Verletzungen nicht Gewebezerfall, sondern der Verlust der Schmerzwahrnehmung war. Seine Arbeit und Veröffentlichungen trugen maßgeblich zum Verständnis der Handmechanik und zur Behandlung von Verletzungen bei, die durch den Verlust der Schmerzwahrnehmung entstehen. Neben seiner medizinischen Karriere verfasste er auch autobiografische Werke, in denen er über den Wert des Schmerzes und seine Lebensaufgabe nachdachte.
An internationally renowned surgeon and an award-winning writer of faith take readers on a tour of wonder through the human body - from the micro-view of cells to the macro-view of our connectedness as people made in God's image.
A WORLD WITHOUT PAIN? Can such a place exist? It not only can---it does. But it's no utopia. It's a colony for leprosy patients: a world where people literally feel no pain, and reap horrifying consequences. His work with leprosy patients in India and the United States convinced Dr. Paul Brand that pain truly is one of God's great gifts to us. In this inspiring story of his fifty-year career as a healer, Dr. Brand probes the mystery of pain and reveals its importance. As an indicator that lets us know something is wrong, pain has a value that becomes clearest in its absence. The Gift of Pain looks at what pain is and why we need it. Together, the renowned surgeon and award-winning writer Philip Yancey shed fresh light on a gift that none of us want and none of us can do without.
It's always been tough. Whether you are serving the Lord as an office worker, a doctor, a missionary, or a teacher - if you put your head above the parapet you will get shot at. Sometimes you will get hit. This book is for all who have found themselves in the line of fire. Dr Marjory Foyle draws upon her extensive clinical experience and her work as a missionary to address a range of important topics: Depression; Occupational stress; Interpersonal relationships; Parental and home-country stress; Singleness and marriage; Children; Burnout; Caring for Christian workers.
An exploration of the human body - a remarkable world of cells, systems, and chemistry that bears the impress of a still deeper, unseen reality.
