A Country Doctor's Journal: Amazing Stories from Incredible Situations

by Roger A. MacDonald

Three women go into labor at the same time, and there's only one doctor in town. A man with a chainsaw nearly cuts off his nose, and the nearest plastic surgeon is 150 miles away. It sounds spectacular to us, but it's all in a day's work for a country doctor. This collection of true tales is a compelling read, and it illustrates the hard work and dedication of the men and women of medicine. Anyone who likes to read and especially fans of TV's popular medical dramas will love this book!

176 pages, Paperback

First published July 13, 2007

About the author

Family Physician Dr. Roger MacDonald practiced rural medicine in the most northerly part of Minnesota for nearly fifty years. As an isolated doctor, he wore many hats, one of which was that of county coroner. During the latter third of the Twentieth Century, crime detection depended more on a perceptive team of officers than on laboratory science. Dr. MacDonald's intimate knowledge of how things worked then shines through in his stories.

Reviews

[Monica Willyard Moen · Rating 5 out of 5]

In his third book of country doctor stories, Dr. McDonald recruits some of his fellow country doctors to share stories along with those of his own. If you take the time to read this book, it will do your heart good. For me, this book has rekindled my hope and reminded me of the mini times when a doctor has also been a friend to me, and when I have enjoyed being a patient and a friend to my doctors.

[Rhonda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Third book in the series, I have really enjoyed the series, this book was again tales of a country doctor, however in this one, friends of Dr. Macdonald added stories, whereas the first two were all Dr. Macdonald's tales, I liked the first two better but this is still a good read.

[Phyllis J White · Rating 5 out of 5]

AmZing

My father was a small town doctor in that era also. So many things that Dr. MacDonald tells about in both books are so true and very funny to read. Thank you Dr.