Ebook {Epub PDF} Signs of Life: To the Ends of the Earth with a Doctor by Stephen Fabes

 · When Stephen Fabes left his job as a junior doctor and set out to cycle around the world, frontline medicine quickly faded from his mind. Of more pressing concern were the daily challenges of life as an unfit rider on an overloaded bike, helplessly in thrall to pastries. But leaving medicine behind is not as easy as it bltadwin.ru: Stephen Fabes. Signs of Life is a pluck memoir. Fabes is a winning storyteller. During his jrouney, Fabes battled injuries, infestations, and Dengue fever. Yet his travelogue retains its bighearted humor. ― The Star Tribune "A fever dream for armchair travellers, a dizzying, headlong, hilarious grand tour of six years on two wheels.4/5(12). We accompany Doctor Stephen Fabes to spots we would never dream of visiting: a mobile medical clinic in Northern Kenya, a rubbish dump in Jakarta, the migrant jungle in Calais, to name a tiny fraction. With Fabes, we tend to lepers, discover a mummified Tibetan lama, and suffer the horrors of dengue fever, poisonous spiders and bedbugs/5(87).

Buy Signs of Life: To the Ends of the Earth with a Doctor Main by Fabes, Stephen (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Stephen's book Signs of Life: To the Ends of the Earth with a Doctor, tells the full story of his 6 year cycle adventure across 6 continents. A thought-provoking, humorous and highly absorbing account of his epic ride, Signs of Life is available to purchase from Amazon or from Stephen's website -we absolutely loved it and highly recommend. Stephen Fabes is a medical doctor with a bad case of wanderlust and no sense of direction. He finally found his way home in after cycling the length of six continents - a six-year adventure across 75 countries and 53, miles. Stephen uses human stories to explore the landscape of health and disease.

In this gripping blend of true adventure and medical narrative, Stephen learns the value of listening to lives—not just solving diagnostic puzzles. Signs of Life challenges us to see care for the sick as a duty born of our compassion and our humanity. ‘Signs of Life is a plucky memoir and Fabes is a winning storyteller. During his journey, Fabes battled injuries, infestations, and Dengue fever. Yet his travelogue retains its bighearted humor.’ Kevin Canfield, The Star Tribune. Signs of Life: To the Ends of the Earth with a Doctor. by. Stephen Fabes (Goodreads Author) · Rating details · ratings · 40 reviews. They say that being a good doctor boils down to just four things: Shut up, listen, know something, care. The same could be said for life on the road, too.