Dr David Nott is one of those special people who is not only having a busy life working in three London hospitals as a General and Vascular surgeon, but spends weeks each year volunteering to go into war zones to share his expertise. His experiences especially in Syria are pretty harrowing to read, as his descriptions of the wounded and injured are pretty descriptive. Putting himself at immense risk, you have to admire these brave who doctors and nurses who enter these war zones to help civilians injured. At times I had to put the book aside for a few hours after reading about some of the sad stories of women and children hurt and killed as it was all a bit much for me.
There is some balance in the story, and I loved the stories of him meeting and falling in love with his wife and his two daughters. The story of his meeting the Queen is one that I will remember for a long time too.
This is the type of man we should all know about, not c grade actors or one hit wonder singers or sports stars. But someone who spends their career in service helping those abandoned and hurt. Someone who sets up a charity to help train surgeons in war torn areas and increase their skills. 5/5
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Yes, indeed. People such as this are real heroes.
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