A Fullness of Uncertain Significance: Stories of Surgery, Clarity, and Grace.
Review by Sean Malone, Publishing Consultant with Orange Hat Publishing | Ten16 Press
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“[The book] reflects how each experience made me feel in the moment. Even in times of great distress, there can be delightful discoveries. I was inspired by many of my patients, and the essays about those experiences reflect my awe” - From a TEN16 Press interview with the author, August 2021
Bruce Campbell first began journaling intermittently as a seventeen-year-old nursing assistant, taking notes about new or surprising experiences. That process, which has continued to this day, laid the foundation for Dr. Campbell’s recent release, A Fullness of Uncertain Significance: Stories of Surgery, Clarity, and Grace (2021). The book both chronicles and explores the interactions Dr. Campbell has had with many patients across his vocation as a physician. The book excels in highlighting the empathy and essence of the doctor-patient relationship. Ultimately, these are human interactions, and the lesson of the book is for that reality to be foremost in the minds of physicians as they provide care and treatment for their patients. Reading the book as a layperson completely outside the medical profession, I had a distinct and increased awareness of how care providers are affected by their interactions with patients. The traits, personalities, and lasting impressions of the patients indeed take a central role in the narrative, defining the encounters. This anecdotal and digestible format of about sixty episodes maintains an interesting variety and easy pace for progressing through the book. Additionally, the A
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