The Anatomy of Hope

देवाशप्पथ खरं सांगतो. हे पुस्तक मला पूर्ण वाचवले नाही (त्याची कारणे वेगळी आहेत आणि मी त्या बद्द्ल इथे बोलू इच्छित नाही). डॉ. ग्रुपमान हा Oncologist म्हणजे कॅन्सरतज्ञ आहे. त्यामूळे पुस्तकातली सर्व उदा कॅन्सरग्रस्तांची आहेत. त्याला एक अपवाद डॉ. ग्रुपमानचा स्वतःचा - त्याला ruptured lumbar disc चा त्रास झाला. तो लिहितो - Personal experience opened my mind. For some nineteen years after failed spine surgery, I lived in a labyrinth of relapsing pain and debility. Then through a series of chance circumstances I found an exit. I felt I had been given back my life. I recognized that only hope could have made my recovery possible. ... As a scientist I distrusted my own experience and set out on personal journey to discover whether energizing feeling of hope can in fact contribute to recovery. I found that there is an authentic biology of hope. पुढे एके ठिकाणी तो म्हणतो - I had learnt from George that every patient has right to hope, despite long odds, and it was my role to help nurture that hope. मी डॉक्टर नसल्याने एवढेच भाष्य आपल्या प्रश्नावर करू शकतो.