It is within this paradigm that, according to Awdish, the fundamental flaw of the medical profession lies. She bravely challenges the dominant paradigm of medicine that directs the doctor to maintain distance from the patient, because the alternative “begets loss, which in turn begets disillusionment and ultimately burnout”. This culture, according to Awdish, is one in which the person is often replaced by the diagnosis and simply seen as a puzzle to be solved.Īwdish goes one step further and describes the often unspoken rule that underpins acute hospital care: Keep your distance. It provides the reader with a unique perspective into the sometimes dehumanising culture of acute hospital care. In Shock is Awdish's account of the trauma of losing her unborn child, her close call with death and, most importantly, her transition from the role of doctor to the role of patient. Awdish is an intensive care doctor who suffered a catastrophic medical event seven months into her first pregnancy, resulting in the death of her unborn child and a prolonged fight for life in her own hospital. Rana Awdish asks beautiful and brave questions in In Shock: My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope. "Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question," said the poet EE Cummings.
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