Description
Book SynopsisRecognised as the father of palliative care in North America, Mount facilitated a sea change in medical practice by foregrounding concern for the whole person facing incurable illness. This intimate memoir reflects the personal journey of the physician who changed end-of-life care in North America.
Trade Review"Ten Thousand Crossroads is upbeat, full of excitement, fair-minded when dealing with opposing views, highly emotional at times, and very funny at others. Balfour Mount has been the leader in the palliative care movement in Canada and this story of struggle and triumph will interest anyone with questions about general care at end of life." Peter Kopplin, emeritus professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
“As a rare autobiography with abundant endnotes, Ten Thousand Crossroads will be of interest to both historians and physicians. Readers will take delight in the author’s elegant prose and curious asides, which reveal a Renaissance man. This first-hand account of the emergence and development of palliative care will set readers thinking about the sense of well-being and its underlying factors.” Canadian Journal of Health History
