Misdiagnosed: Was My Wife a Casualty of America's Medical Cold War? (Paperback)

~ A. Robert Smith (Author) "Joining Jane in the master bedroom that she had decorated in soft shades of lavender, I look at her thin face, so serene as she..." (more)
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"A beautiful love story that focuses on the struggle of medicine today." -- Eleanora Woloy, M.D., Jungian analyst

"A deeply moving story of love and faith in the face of profoundly difficult choices posed by a life-threatening illness." -- Daniel Redwood, author, "A Time to Heal"

"An inspiring story of love, faith, and courage in the face of terminal cancer." -- Simone Gabbay, author of "Nourishing the Body Temple"

About the Author

A. Robert Smith is the editor of Venture Inward magazine, author of five previous books, and a former Washington correspondent and columnist whose work has been published in the New York Times Magazine, Newsday, Philadelphia Inquirer, Washington Post, Portland Oregonian, Virginian-Pilot and other publications. He lives in Virginia Beach, VA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 231 pages
• Publisher: Paraview Press; 1st edition (January 5, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193104404X
• ISBN-13: 978-1931044042
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,988,034 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The One Book Medical Practitioners Must Read, February 2, 2001

By A Customer

Here is a book that is long past due. Misdiagnosed covers a major rift in medical care, the generally inharmonious and uncooperate relationship between conventional and alternative healthcare practitioners. Mr. Smith shows that it isn't at all one-sided either; both camps are at fault, and patients suffer the consequences because of their failure to communicate freely.

The author details his wife's diagnoses by both camps, which failed to reveal the true nature of her illness--until it was too late. So who's to blame for the bungle? Both sides, simply because of lack of cooperation and communication. Misdiagnosed is a book of tremendous importance.

But read the book for a penetrating look at health care at the beginning of the third millennium. This account isn't merely a cold report about problems between the separate approaches to treating patients, it is a human story of circumstances and attitudes that should not exist. It's also a love story.