by Ben MacFarLane
Hard to believe but this sequel is even better than
the first one! In his first memoir, he
describes his time as a repatriation physician. That’s a guide employed by the
health service (the British one) to go pick up British citizens who have fallen
ill or had a serious accident overseas and escort them back home.
That was an exciting job! But in this one, he takes a post as the second physician on a world cruise. Imagine—traveling all the way around the world on a ship! And imagine this—what sort of accidents and injuries can happen to the people along the way?
His particular responsibility on this trip is for the crew members. Apparently those super big cruise ships employ a superbly huge number of workers. And some of them, of course, have alcohol or drug abuse issues; others go out on a binge during shore leave and end up in misery; and still others just plain get sick. It happens. And it keeps him really busy.
From jammed fingers to full-blown DTs to heart attacks…to Italy and Hong Kong and Panama and Singapore…
This book has it all.
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