Never Say Die

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Harper Collins
Publisher Place: Sydney
Publisher Year: 2008
Edition: First Edition

Description: 306 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. It Was A Cruel Twist Of Fate; In November 2006 Chris O'Brien, One Of The Country's Leading Head And Neck Cancer Surgeon, Was Diagnosed With Glioblastoma Multiforme, An Agressive And Almost Inevitably Lethal Form Of Brain Cancer. With The Support Of Family He Had Radicalbrain Surgery Under Dr. Teo, And Has Made The Painful Transition From Doctor To Patient.

Publishers Description: In November 2006, Chris OBrien was diagnosed with glioblastoma multi-forme, a malignant and extremely aggressive form of cancer. As one of the countrys most eminent cancer specialists, OBrien knows that the chances of beating the brain tumour are tiny; even with chemotherapy, surgery and radiation few sufferers survive past 12 months. Nevertheless, he is determined to beat the odds. With the support of his close family and an international network of surgeons, friends and well-wishers, OBrien took the option of radical brain surgery under the supervision of his friend Dr Charlie Teo. His level of fitness, optimistic outlook and relative youth (he was 55 when diagnosed) give him a shot at survival. Currently he is in remission. Funny, charming and fearless, OBrien has said he is not afraid to die - but he doesnt plan to just yet. Here, in his inspiring memoir, he takes a look back over his life and the forces which shaped him - from his modest beginnings as part of a typical Australian-Irish family, to his early years as a doctor and football player, to life, "living on the smell of an oily rag" as a young doctor with a family in London and the US, through to the shocking news which literally changed his life.

ISBN: 9780732288099