{"product_id":"the-doctors-dilemma-stories-9781951479565","title":"The Doctor's Dilemma: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe fragility of life. The persistence of hope. The marvels of medicine.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoctors are our modern saviors. And, yet who is the surgeon behind the mask or the doctor behind the stethoscope?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn sixteen literary short stories, Daly Walker reveals the great \u003cstrong\u003eweight that falls on the shoulders of healers\u003c\/strong\u003e. The line between life and death is often as thin as the blade of a surgeon's scalpel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"India's Passage\" reveals a surgeon facing his worst nightmare: a misstep that shakes his confidence and nearly ends his career. In \"Blood\" a surgeon must decide whether to \u003cstrong\u003esave a life\u003c\/strong\u003e or respect a patient's religious beliefs. In \"Boots on the Ground\" a surgeon in Afghanistan confronts the irony of saving lives in the midst of a combat zone. And, in \"Palliation\" a doctor learns an important lesson about the Hippocratic oath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you like stories \u003cstrong\u003ebrimming with emotion\u003c\/strong\u003e and characters whose flaws and self-doubts make them all the more human, then the luminous tales in Daly Walker's \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Doctor's Dilemma\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e will take you on profound \u003cstrong\u003ejourneys of discovery, redemption, and hope\u003c\/strong\u003e. Step inside the operating room where life hangs in the balance. Read \u003cem\u003eThe Doctor's Dilemma\u003c\/em\u003e today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalker, Daly:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Daly Walker is a retired surgeon. . He divides his time between Boca Grande, Florida and Quechee, Vermont. He teaches a fiction writer's workshop at Dartmouth College in Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.","brand":"Grand Canyon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50382464254226,"sku":"9781951479565","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5eb7a577-5c43-41d6-b345-801e997874e9.jpg?v=1737076370","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-doctors-dilemma-stories-9781951479565","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}