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'Heartfelt, honest, illuminating and wise – a wonderful book that I would urge everyone to read' Julia Samuel, author of GRIEF WORKS Grief. Anger. Joy. Fear. Distraction. Disgust. Hope. All emotions we expect to encounter over our lifetime. But what if this was every day? And what if your ability to manage them was the difference between life and death? For a doctor in Intensive Care this is part of the job. Fear in the eyes of a terminally ill patient who pleads with you to not let them die. Grief when you make a potentially fatal mistake. Disgust at caring for a convicted rapist. But there are also moments of joy, like the rare bright spots of lucidity for a dementia patient, or when the ward unexpectedly breaks into song. Dr Aoife Abbey shows us what a doctor sees of humanity as it comes through the revolving door of the hospital and takes us beyond a purely medical perspective. Told through seven emotions, Seven Signs...

Author

Aoife Abbey

Publisher

Penguin Random House

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9781473555839

Subjects

Medical, Memoir, Biography

Rating

4.2 / 5 (1,329 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14