Wonder and the Mystery (eBook)

The Wonder and the Mystery is a remarkable gathering of voices from the front linesof primary care. Speaking honestly, arguing passionately, and singing from the heart,these voices reflect on the power of healing, the many meanings of patient care, andthe search for wholeness in health, health care, and life. The book is a unique collection of personal reflections and ideas from theAnnals of Family Medicine, a primary care research journal. Each article hassome connection to primary care but, as a compilation, it covers a wide rangeof topics, from the deeply personal to professional and policy issues. Writtenby clinicians, researchers, and patients, the articles speak with a remarkablehonesty, providing inspirational insights into health care and humanity. Theyshed light on the value of primary care not only as an approach to health carebut also the unique and important role it plays in people's lives. "e;The things we cannot measure may be the very things that will sustain us, that form thefoundation of a life of service and deep fulfillment. Primary care is not just a work ofscience; primary care is a front row seat on life, a rare glimpse of the wonder and mysterypresent below the surface of the ordinary, invisible to the casual observer. We may all needto know a little less and wonder a little more."e;Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, in her Foreword