TY  - BOOK
AU  - Burnett,Courtney
TI  - Difficult gifts: a physician's journey to heal body and mind 
SN  - 9781634894098
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Minneapolis, MN
PB  - Wise Ink Creative Publishing
KW  - Burnett., Courtney
KW  - Physicians
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Brain
KW  - Cancer
KW  - Patients
KW  - Spiritual life
KW  - Buddhism
KW  - Autobiographies
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - When Courtney, a young American physician studying medicine in Thailand, began to experience unexplainable neurological symptoms, the last thing she expected was to diagnose herself with a malignant brain tumor. Difficult Gifts is an honest, intimate, and liberating memoir written by a physician who becomes a patient. At first filled with sadness, she learns she can also find joy. Facing mortality before the age of thirty, she finds courage rather than fear. Through it all, she shares how to embrace the life we have been given. With daring honesty, this new writer teaches us the value of a difficult gift: a gift that teaches us, motivates us, changes us, and inspires us. Using lessons learned as a physician, a patient, an avid reader, and a student of Buddhist wisdom, Courtney shares how sometimes, suffering can open a door to happiness, and through dying, we can learn to fully live
ER  -