{"product_id":"the-cry-in-the-night-dramas-from-the-life-of-a-doctor-9798218052577","title":"The Cry in the Night: Dramas From the Life of a Doctor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"It was the human, the personal side of medicine that left upon me its lasting impressions.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles S Norburn (1890-1990), a \u003cstrong\u003esurgeon and general practitioner\u003c\/strong\u003e who founded his own hospital, vividly retells his most memorable experiences from a long career in The Cry in the Night. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese works tell the story of \u003cstrong\u003emedicine in the first half of the 20th century. \u003c\/strong\u003eIt was an era without many specializations and a surgeon did all surgeries from minor setting of broken limbs, to brain surgery. \u003cstrong\u003eA doctor's relationship with his patients\u003c\/strong\u003e was very different and more personal than it is today, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorburn shares his patients joys and their heartbreaks as well as his own philosophy in this captivating book. These dramas range in their themes and details, but don't shy away from the sometimes stark reality, often gratifying \u003cstrong\u003etrue life of a doctor\u003c\/strong\u003e. The plots vary: a young sailor who drowned in WWI; the doctor's discomfort with a mistaken identity; \u003cstrong\u003ethe wonders of life\u003c\/strong\u003e from a doctor's viewpoint; the death of a young man his first day of work; patients caught in the vicissitudes of fate, and many others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition, \u003cstrong\u003ea fictional story in the style of Poe\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eGirl\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eYellow Hair \u003c\/em\u003ehas been included. As a young man, upon finishing medical school, he addresses attitudes toward death in that era. He did not think it belonged with the other works but this wonderful story has been included by the editor to complete his works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring his long career, he achieved many things: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dr. Charles S Norburn's achievements in order to serve his country have been of a rather remarkable nature\" \u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Citizen\u003c\/em\u003e, October 14, 1917\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dr. Norburn chosen by the government...for specialization on surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn\" \u003cem\u003eThe Asheville Citizen\u003c\/em\u003e, December 29, 1919\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"NORBURN SURGEON TO PRES. HARDING\" \u003cem\u003eThe Associated Press, Front Page, The Herald Sun\u003c\/em\u003e Durham, N.C. May 29, 1923\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dr. C.S. Norburn Named Surgeon to the President: Asheville Man Surgeon to Harding for the Alaskan Trip\" \u003cem\u003eFront Page, The Asheville Citizen\u003c\/em\u003e, May 29, 1923\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The nomination of Dr. Norburn for this important post was many by the surgeon-general of the Navy.\" \u003cem\u003eThe Bee\u003c\/em\u003e, June 1, 1923\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The honors Dr. Charles Norburn has won in the service of his country as a surgeon in the Navy, are matters of pride to the people of Asheville and Buncombe County.\" \u003cem\u003eAsheville Citizen\u003c\/em\u003e, October 9, 1923\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dr. Norburn \"Surgeon of Renown\" Hattie McKay, Medical Librarian, letter to Asheville\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You have rendered a great public service.\" Congressman Wright Patman, Chairman of the House Banking \u0026amp; Currency Committee, review of A New Monetary System in 1972\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15718839\"\u003eCharles S. 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