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Join us at our next Book Club meeting in September for a stimulating discussion with like-minded individuals of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙞𝙖𝙜𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙨by Suzanne O’Sullivan.Suzanne O'Sullivan is a neurologist and award-winning author. Through the moving stories of real people, she explores the complex world of modern diagnosis, comparing the impact of a medical label to the pain of not knowing. With scientific authority and compassionate storytelling, she opens up new possibilities for how we might approach our health and our suffering.
Adam Rutherford finishes his Guardian review of the book with the words: “In a world where medical misinformation and disinformation flourish, and people die as a result, it takes courage to counter them without pandering to stereotypes. But that is what 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙞𝙖𝙜𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙨 does so well. Ignore the subtitle – 𝙎𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨, 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙈𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙃𝙖𝙨 𝙂𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙏𝙤𝙤 𝙁𝙖𝙧 – publishers’ sensationalism that belies an otherwise compassionate and measured book. Its overall message is clear: diagnosis is a tool to be wielded with the utmost caution, and tolerance for difference and for imperfection can go a long way in keeping us healthy.”
If you don’t have time to read the book you could listen to excerpts on BBC Sounds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m0028zxt, or you could join us anyway to listen to and discuss with those who have read the book.
You can read more about this book at Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/214986203-the-age-of-diagnosis
We have a group on Goodreads from which you can see all the books we're discussing and make comments and recommendations to other members of the group. https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1232984-reading-humanists
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