My Memoir. It describes my journey through my working life as a Doctor.
It also describes my experiences as a patient, and the wonderful life saving care I received
from the NHS.
There are also a few lines on my earlier life, as a Medical Student and how that impacted on
my life as a Hospital Consultant Physician and Nephrologist (kidney specialist).
The book consists of a series of vignettes describing episodes that have lingered in my memory.
This is well illustrated by the vignette " A Legacy of Spina bifida". In this, I describe a courageous
lady with spina bifida. Illustrations come mainly from Bing Pictures, although some are of my
own creation.
There is a detailed Glossary at the start of the book explaining abbreviations commonly used
in Medicine, for example LP is the abbreviation for Lumbar Puncture, used in the vignette
describing my own lumbar puncture.
Towards the end of the book I describe my interaction with the Driving and Vehicle Licensing
Authority (Autocracy), and the General Medical Council (Gang of Mealy mouthed Charlatans).
Hopefully the book will entertain and educate. The intended reader is an average member
of the public and no prior medical knowledge is required. Some over inflated egos may be
punctured.
So Reader, enjoy "Tales of a Meandering Medic".
