Grief Connects Us A Neurosurgeon’s Lessons on Love, Loss, and Compassion

Despite a career as a neurosurgeon, Joseph Stern learned more about the nature of illness and death after his younger sister Victoria developed leukemia than his formal medical training ever taught him. Her death broke down the barriers he had built to perform his job and led to a shift in his approach to medicine. During her illness, Dr. Stern developed a greater awareness of the needs of patients and their families; of the burdens they carry; of the importance of connection, communication, and gratitude; and of what it means to ask the right questions.

By: Dr. Joseph Stern
Published By: Central Recovery Press
Year: 2021