A Wilder Life

Journey of an Adventuring Doctor

A Wilder Life
Joan Louwrens
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 260pg
4 Mar 2021 SA
International import eta 7-19 days
9781776191123
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Dr Joan Louwrens has always been drawn to wild places, which are balm to her soul. When her husband died, leaving her alone with two small daughters to raise, she threw herself wholeheartedly into ' adventure medicine' , seeking out the world' s most remote corners - on land and at sea - to practise healing, both her own and others. Working in wild places from the Kruger Park to the Australian Outback, the Atlantic Ocean islands, and both the south and north poles, ' Doctor Joan' dealt with a vast range of medical issues, from rabies to deep-vein thrombosis, childbirth to wisdom-tooth extraction, catatonia to depression. Showing an eagerness to learn and a humility that aren' t always a given in her profession, and with a wry eye and a sympathetic outlook, Joan Louwrens has written a memoir that' s a poignant and often funny story of a life lived to the full.
Joan Louwrens is a South African medical doctor with additional qualifications in family medicine, anaesthetics, and tropical medicine. Initially a general practitioner with a special interest in palliative care, she swerved onto an unconventional medical path that saw her working on all seven continents and some oceans in between, sometimes with her two daughters in tow. Home is a wild piece of land near Knysna on the South African coast.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781776191123
Published: 4 Mar 2021
Published In: South Africa
Imprint: Jonathan Ball Publishers (SA)
Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers (SA)
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 260

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