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Mahlon Johnson knows what it is like to be infected. He was only the second physician with HIV infection I had come to know. I found myself drawn to him as a comrade in arms, now wounded on the battlefield. What had been a nightmare for me as a physician had become true for him.
The saga of Mahlon's infection, his stubbornness in refusing to accept conventional wisdom, his faith in science, his self-treatment, and his perspective on what is going on in his body make for a fascinating story--it is entirely different from anyone else's experience. Yet his results speak to us all.
Mahlon's poignant personal saga, which has far from ended, is the herald call to the new era of AIDS.
Mahlon's story is the story of hope
--From the Foreword by Abraham Verghese, M.D., author of My Own
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As seen on "60 Minutes," "The Today Show," and as featured on the cover of USA Weekend, here is the inspiring story receiving coast-to-coast media attention.
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Johnson, a pathologist studying AIDS victims, had performed hundreds of autopsies before that fateful night when he cut himself on a scalpel and quickly developed the infection. This story relates how he saved himself from a sure slide towards AIDS. The smoothly polished reading conveys this gripping tale with conviction and just a hint of inflection. When the epilogue is read by the author in a monotone, it becomes clear that the reader's inflection adds needed energy to the performance. The graphic descriptions of the autopsy that caused Johnson's infection are not for the faint of heart. A.G.H. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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- PublisherBantam
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0553105191
- ISBN 13 9780553105193
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages320
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. "With one slip of my scalpel during an autopsy, I went from doctor to patient, a patient stalked by HIV. I became my own guinea pig, testing therapeutic long shots on myself. While battling for my own life, I met Vickie, who also refused to let this virus be her death sentence, and started helping her. Together on the front lines, we are waging the new war that might someday beat AIDS." Slight damage to bottom edge of front cover. Text bright and clean. Dust jacket has minor tears on top edge. Dust jacket has light indentation a quarter inch wide on top edge. Dust jacket protected in Mylar. Ships same or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 301 pages. Seller Inventory # 75019
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