Grandpa Merv's Memoirs

Medizin- und Pharmazie / Medizingeschichte / Mitarbeiter Schweitzers


Needell, Mervin H.

Signatur: M001-B681-D001-B018
Buchart: Hardcover
Verlag: Selbstverlag, Pembroke Pines, FL 33027 (Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika)
Veröffentlichung: 2024
Sprache: Englisch
Seiten: 322
Format: Lex. 8°
Größe (HxBXT): 26,5 x 20,0 cm x 3,0 cm
ISBN 10: 0-9717283-0-5
Grandpa Merv's Memoirs
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Inhaltsverzeichnis:
0. Ancestors; 0. Descendents; 0. Contents; 0. Dedication; 0. Introduction; 0. Preface; 0. Letter to My Children; I. Family: 1. Our Origins and Family Name; 2. The Needell Family; 3. The Gann Family; 4. Dad; 5. Mom; 7. Stan; 8. Elaine; 8. My Children; 9. Bill; 10. Jim; 11. Barb; 12. Nancy; 13. They Flew From The Nest; 14. Frandpa's Future (the Grandkids); II. Early Years: 15. Growing Up in Morristown; 16. Visiting Grandpa und Grandma; 17. Adolescence; 18. A Song My Momma Didn't Teach Me; 19. Medicine Chose Me; III. Military Service: 20. What Was It Like In The Army, Grandpa ?; IV. Medical Activities: 22. On Beeing a Doctor; 23. My Medical Practise; 24. Assignment in Africa; 25. Flavor of Conakry; 26. Thanks for the memory; 27. Salvation; 28. Lambarene; 29. Managua Market; 30. A Tale of Two Cultures; 31. Visit to San Jacinto; 32. To Treat Or Not to Treat; 33. Preview to India; 34. First Glimpse of Rural India; 35. Oh, Calcutta; 36. Mystery Island; 37. Muss Es Sein; 38. Last Day at the Office; 39. Reunion; V. Friends and Other People: 40. My Pal Eli; 41. On the Beach; 42. M.B.E.; VI. Family Fun: 43. Lake Muskoka; 44. Family Camping; 45. Staniel Cay - My Idea Of A Good Time; 46. Johnson Ranch; VII. After Medical Practise: 47. Why More Schooling?; 48. Back to School; 49. After Yale; VIII. Thoughts and Ideas About Life: 50. On God; 51. The Chosen; 52. Waiting?; IX. Appendix: Chronology of Events in My Life; Health History; Curriculum Vitae

Kurzbeschreibung:
Memoirs by Mervin H. Needell, M.D. who was invisted to a visit to Lambarene by Dr. Schweitzer in 1965

Textpassagen (Auszüge):
"It is with great joy that I write this introduction because I never thought this day would come. Starting in 1965 when Merv returned from Africa, I began to nag him to record his experiences so that his family and friends could share them. He always had some excuse or other- "I'm too busy with patients, my writing isnt't good enough, and no one but you is interested, anyway." [...]"