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A route-specific collection of editorial stories, articles, and evidence questions for readers in Lakewood, Aiea—without claiming that a physician account or unexplained event originated here.
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Step 1 · Editorial composite · Grief And Loss
She had not recognized her own daughter in three years. She had not spoken a coherent sentence in two. But on the night she died, she sat up in bed, addressed each family member by name, and told them she loved them. Then she lay back down and was gone.
Step 2 · Editorial composite · Miraculous Recoveries
The MRI showed a complete spinal cord transection at T6. There is no medical pathway by which a patient with this injury walks. But three weeks later, she walked into my office, carrying the scan that said she couldn't.
Step 3 · Editorial composite · Near Death Experiences
The patient was clinically dead for seven minutes. When he woke up, he described the shoes the attending surgeon was wearing — shoes the surgeon hadn't been wearing when the patient last saw him, but had changed into mid-procedure.
Step 4 · Editorial composite · Career Transitions
We had no CT scanner, no electronic health records, and a pharmacy that ran out of basic antibiotics by the third week. But we had time — time to talk to patients, time to listen to their stories, time to be present in a way that American medicine had never allowed me to be.
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The source book
The web stories above are editorial composites. The book is the place to read Dr. Scott J. Kolbaba's selected interview-based accounts. Purchase-page ratings and availability can change.
View the book on AmazonLocation key: Lakewood, Aiea · Parent city: Aiea · Region label: Hawaii · Country: United States
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Public descriptions say the book draws on more than 200 physician interviews and presents 26 selected accounts involving end-of-life experiences, unexpected recoveries, faith, and other events the narrators found difficult to explain.
By Dr. Scott J. Kolbaba, MD. Check the retailer for current formats, pricing, and reader ratings.