The Doc's Side: Tales of a Sunshine Coast Doctor de Eric Paetkau - 2011-10-27

Harbour, 2011-10-27. Paperback. Like New.

Harbour, 2011-10-27. Paperback. New.

Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park, 2011, Near Fine Trade Paperback, 223 pages, 6" x 9", ownership label on half title, otherwise clean and tight.

Harbour, 2011. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In September of 1959, freshly minted physician Eric Paetkau and his new bride travelled the narrow, winding road on BC s Sunshine Coast. The road suddenly ended at a twin-gabled, two-storey building perched on a bluff overlooking picturesque ocean bays dotted with islands. The young doctor gazed up at St. Mary s Hospital and thought, this is for me. Paetkau s humorous and sometimes harrowing stories of his career in this rugged place begin at a time when the doctor often travelled by car, boat or seaplane to patients in remote homes and logging camps. Paetkau recalls those early days when he was confronted with an unusual situation, his partner advised him to just wing it. When he told a patient that he wasn t trained to extract his bad tooth, the man replied, the doctors here pull teeth. Before he knew it, the new doctor found himself administering to the offending teeth of both man and beast. In fact,… Leer más

A tight and unmarked copy-" In September of 1959, freshly minted physician Eric Paetkau and his new bride traveled the narrow, winding road on BC's Sunshine Coast. The road suddenly ended at a twin-gabled, two-story building perched on a bluff overlooking picturesque ocean bays dotted with islands. The young doctor gazed up at St. Mary's Hospital and thought, this is for me. Paetkau's humorous and sometimes harrowing stories of his career in this rugged place begin at a time when the doctor often traveled by car, boat, or seaplane to patients in remote homes and logging camps. Paetkau recalls those early days when he was confronted with an unusual situation, his partner advised him to just wing it. When he told a patient that he wasn't trained to extract his bad tooth, the man replied, the doctors here pull teeth. Before he knew it, the new doctor found himself administering to the offending teeth of both man and beast. In fact, veterinary care was another hat that he would learn to wear in his new… Leer más

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.