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Jul 12, 2009 · It was here that Groopman first encountered the difficulty of balancing what he terms “false hope,” and “true hope.” On the one hand, Groopman recounts the story of a patient diagnosed with Stage D colon cancer, a patient for whom there was no realistic hope of survival.
Jun 12, 2007 · Dr. Groopman’s approach may be best summarized in a framed print of Maimonides’s physician’s oath that hangs in his office: “Inspire me with the love of my art and for thy creatures. In the sufferer let me see only the human being.”
Summary. This book contains six medical case studies in which hope, or lack of it, played a role in the outcome. Five stories are of Groopman's cancer patients, the sixth the story of his own recovery from severe chronic lower back pain.
Jan 1, 2003 · At age 44, Dr. Groopman turned his gentle yet meticulous lens to writing about his patients’ courage, endurance and resilience. Though he considers himself a scientist and physician first, his eloquent pen captures the pace and pathos of medical mysteries and human dramas.
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Sep 1, 2004 · But The Anatomy of Hope is a sober and thoughtful book with real medical value. In his introduction, Groopman, who is also a staff writer for The New Yorker, admits that he was once cynical of claims that hope could affect a patient’s physical and mental health.
Feb 22, 2004 · By Jerome Groopman. Feb. 22, 2004. Why do some people find hope despite facing severe illness, while others do not? And can hope actually change the course of a malady, helping patients to...
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To answer this hotly debated question, Groopman embarked on an investigative journey to cutting-edge laboratories where researchers are unraveling an authentic biology of hope. There he finds a...
