Gifts from the Poor

by Geelhoed, Glenn W.; Edmonds, Patricia (CON)

• ISBN13: 9781608320943
• ISBN10: 1608320944
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-05-01
• Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Llc

Summary

For more than four decades, surgeon and educator Glenn Geelhoed has taken medical missions to the poorest parts of the globe to treat patients at no cost and train locals to dispense care. Drawn from indelible memories, personal papers, and Geelhoed's daily journals, Gifts from the Poor takes readers along on his journey. Whether he is stitching wounds, delivering babies, mentoring younger colleagues, or challenging destructive cultural practices, Geelhoed constantly discovers the power and dignity of each individual.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Foreword	p. 3
This Little Light of Mine	p. 7
One Small Room in a Giant Mansion	p. 13
Imagination and Organization	p. 25
Beyond ôMedical Center Civilizationö	p. 35
ôJust Keep Operating and Learningö	p. 45
Around Barriers and Over Bridges	p. 57
Riding More than One Horse	p. 71
The Year of Fulbrightness	p. 81
The Gift of Deprivation	p. 97
From Suffering, the Gift of Strength	p. 109
Cultures, Consonants and Vowels	p. 123
Bricking Up the Leper Door	p. 139
The Hunter-Gatherer and The Runner	p. 155
Humility in Health Care	p. 179
Hither by Thy Help	p. 191
Transformation	p. 207
Giving Back	p. 227
Derwood	p. 249
Acknowledgments	p. 259
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