Listened to the whole story in 2 days!

As a Physio who has worked for the last 16 years in ED (and a short stint in ICU prior) I loved this book. Especially the reference to Royal Perth Hospital where I did a lot of my training in the early 2000’s. The medical explanations were great!

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Fantastic! Everyone needs to know this stuff.

Dr Morgan's storytelling and educational style is seamless. His journey manages to highlight important health topics in a layman's approach and still captures the scientific importance.

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loved it very real

working in health administration at a cancer centre this book is very interesting & also helps me understand daily dealings from the Dr's perspective.
Thank you it's been a great read.

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Fulfilling

This audiobook was both inspiring and fulfilling to listen to. Dr Moran had broken down the complex world of Intensive Care to easy to follow segments that draw you in from both the medicine and human aspect of it. The recording was clear, soft and very soothing, even though some of the story was not as cheerful. I have gained a much deeper respect to him, his work, and his specialty. This is a must listen to both medical and non-medical alike.

Don't let the Science pushes you away, the Human Stories in this book are exceptionally inspiring, both in live and in death.

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Brilliant

I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
It is very insightful, informative and easy to understand for the lay person with little medical knowledge.
I loved that it was narrated by the author who has an easy to listen to, calming and melodic voice.

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Fantastic, important and real

There are a thousand reasons to read this book, but as a former Emergency and Trauma nurse, the one that stands out is that the author highlights the four most important words a doctor can say, ‘I do not know’. Nothing makes nurses trust a doctor more than when they are honest enough to say these words, it shows humility, character and, intellect. For people in general I urge you to read this and you will take away many lessons and knowledge, none more important than what you should do if you or a loved one ever need an ICU admission. The worst feeling I ever experienced is having to try to explain to family that intensive care would not help their loved one, it would be an expensive, drawn out torture for no benefit whatsoever to the patient. but as the author so eloquently put it, ‘in some cases, it does not prolong life, it prolongs death, robbing that patients life of its dignity’. Cannot recommend this highly enough. And as an Aussie, I’ve always found the Welsh accent unpretentious and easy to listen to. If you find need of an intensivist, you should hope for one as caring and skilled at his or her craft as this.

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Insightful

Thank you Dr Matt for your thoughtful insights into what is a foreign world to most people. Your stories bring new meaning to "catch 22" it's more like catch 88 for what you do.
I'm glad too that you narrated your own book - that's a bigger achievement than most people realise! You have a great accent which I appreciated throughout your book,( being Australian I don't have an accent) lol.
Take good care of you and yours mate.

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Excellent

I really really enjoyed this. Incredible person and brilliantly written and read. Thank you for sharing these stories.

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Nothing short of inspiring

This book by Dr Morgan has helped rekindle my love for medicine. I would strongly recommend this book to medical students, any medical professional or those who are medically minded. Dr Morgan illustrates in a charming UK accent how his life has been shaped by the patients he has cared for and provides a few tips for those of whom may wish to follow him on what he describes as the best job in the world. If you are scrolling and love both science and great storytelling, please look no further.

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Great read

Loved the themes and the way the story was presented! A good read to complement other medical books.

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