A tribute to the healing power within
Healer's Heart is a tribute to the healing power that lies within all of us, physicians and non-physicians alike. Through the author's experiences while becoming a physician, to the joys and heartaches and even the seemingly ordinary moments with her patients over four decades, her book reminds the reader of the consummate value of caring for one another.
If you have ever waited in a doctor’s office for two hours only to have him or her give you three distracted minutes of time, this book will restore your faith in the medical world. Dr. Camosy shows her compassion in every story. Her delightful writing style shows that she is one of those rare people who is gifted in both medicine and the art of storytelling.
Linda Crosland, author, Butterfly Promises
By using real stories from her career as a doctor, Dr. Camosy teaches me that there is more to medicine than what I learn in books. The insight into good relationships with patients has given me excitement about what my future in medicine may look like.
Carly Sadowski, health professions high school student
Healer’s Heart is a “can’t miss” read that beautifully exemplifies the adage that the secret to the care of the patient is in caring for the patient. Through her stories, Dr. Camosy eloquently displays the importance of listening to the patient, competence with compassion, and humanism in medicine.
Valerie J. Pronio-Stelluto, M.D., MACF, former Director of Medical Student Education and former Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Dr. Camosy’s beautifully written book reveals how her extraordinary humanity and sensitivity heal her patients. She inspires readers to develop these same qualities to assist all those who are suffering.
Jan Kilby, Ph.D., writing consultant and freelance writer, San Antonio, Texas
I laughed and cried and felt reaffirmed in my approach to practicing medicine. Healer’s Heart is an inspirational companion for those who aspire to heal the whole person in their full humanity…a journal of gratitude for the privilege of being a family physician.
Carlos Roberto Jaén, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chair of Family and Community Medicine, Joseph R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, UT Health San Antonio, Texas, and former Chair, Board of Directors, American Board of Family Medicine
