The Illusion of the Perfect Profession

The Illusion of the Perfect Profession One Wife's Story About Love, Physician Suicide, and Finding Comfort and Purpose in the Aftermath

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Publisher's Synopsis

"Betsy Gall was living the American dream. Married to an oncologist with three healthy children; life was pretty darn good. That all changed on Thanksgiving Day of 2019 when her "life of the party" physician husband took his own life. Matthew Taylor Gall, M.D., M.S., who had devoted his entire life to saving lives, was dead at the young age of 49. The Illusion of the Perfect Profession is a culmination of Betsy's journals, letters to God, and her journey with faith throughout this horrific traumatic experience that left her family shattered and asking how could this happen. Through reading and research, Betsy discovered that physician suicide is a trend. One million patients lose their doctors to suicide every single year. This is a subject matter that, unfortunately, needs to be widely discussed to help change a system that is undoubtedly. broken"--Amazon.com.

Book information

ISBN: 9781952976933
Publisher: Kirk House Publishers
Imprint: Kirk House Publishers
Pub date:
Edition: First edition
Language: English
Number of pages: 272
Weight: 322g
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 15mm