The Language of Pain: Finding Words, Compassion, and Relief

Painregularlyaccompaniesillness,asDavidBiroknowsonlytoowell.Facedwithabonemarrowtransplant,theyoungdoctorwasdeterminedtostudyhispainbutfoundhimselfunabletoarticulateitsdepths,eventohisdoctorsandwife.Hehasnowdiscoveredawaytobreakthroughthesilentwallofsuffering-physicalandpsychological-andwantstoshareitwithothers.Inhisnewbook,thecriticallyacclaimedauthorexpertlyweavestogethercompellingstoriesandartworkfrompatientsalongwithinsightsfromgreatthinkers,writersandartists.InthetraditionofSusanSontag'sIllnessasMetaphor,Biro'sgroundbreakingbookwilltransformthereader'sunderstandingofandabilitytocommunicatepain.Languagecanalleviatethelonelinessofpainandimprovethechancesthatotherpeople-family,friendsanddoctors-empathiseandrespondmosteffectively.