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- When Walt Larimore, MD, moved his young family to Kissimmee, Florida, to start a small-town medical practice in 1985, he had no idea he was embarking on an enterprise that would change his life in ways both large and small.
- About the Author: Walt Larimore, MD, has been a family physician for nearly 40 years.
- 272 Pages
- Religion + Beliefs, Inspirational
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Family doctor and bestselling author of the Bryson City series pens a second collection of stories about colorful and crusty characters, warmhearted townspeople, and peppery medical personalities, offering vibrant slices of a young physician's early years of practice and unfolding drama in a small town in rural Florida.Book Synopsis
When Walt Larimore, MD, moved his young family to Kissimmee, Florida, to start a small-town medical practice in 1985, he had no idea he was embarking on an enterprise that would change his life in ways both large and small. Dr. Larimore shared some of these heartwarming and heartbreaking tales in The Best Medicine. Now he offers up more charming stories of his time as a family physician in a rural, small-yet-growing town in The Best Gift.Ideal for anyone wrestling with the inevitable and difficult storms of life, as well as fans of Dr. Larimore's popular Bryson City series, The Best Gift is a tender and insightful collection of stories chronicling one young doctor's spiritual growth as a physician, husband, father, and community member. Filled with characters colorful and crusty, warmhearted and hotheaded, witty and winsome, these captivating stories glow with drama, heartbreak, warmth, love, and humor. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll learn some of life's greatest lessons. And you'll wish Dr. Larimore was your doctor.
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"Full of wit, wisdom, grace, and humor, Dr. Larimore gives us a glimpse of the life of a small-town doctor. This is both an entertaining and delightful read. I can't recommend it highly enough."--Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author***
When Walt Larimore, MD, moved his young family to Kissimmee, Florida, to start a small-town medical practice in 1985, he had no idea he was embarking on an enterprise that would change his life in ways both large and small. Dr. Larimore shared some of these heartwarming and heartbreaking tales in The Best Medicine. Now he offers more charming stories of his time as a family physician in this small-yet-growing rural town.
This tender and insightful collection of stories chronicles one young doctor's growth as a physician, husband, father, and community member. Filled with characters who are both colorful and crusty, warmhearted and hotheaded, witty and winsome, these captivating stories glow with drama and are sprinkled with warmth, love, and humor.
You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll learn some of life's greatest lessons. And you'll wish Dr. Larimore was your doctor.
About the Author
Walt Larimore, MD, has been a family physician for nearly 40 years. The bestselling author of the Bryson City books and The Best Medicine, he has been called "one of America's best-known family physicians" and was the recipient of a lifetime achievement award from Marquis Who's Who in 2019. He writes a bimonthly health column, "Ask Dr. Walt," for Today's Christian Living magazine and formerly hosted the Ask the Family Doctor show on Fox's Health Network. He has been a guest on a wide variety of television and radio shows, including The Today Show, CBS's Morning Show, CNN's Anderson Cooper 360, and several Fox News programs. Dr. Larimore currently lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.Dimensions (Overall): 8.4 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .55 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 272
Genre: Religion + Beliefs
Sub-Genre: Inspirational
Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company
Format: Paperback
Author: Larimore Walt MD
Language: English
Street Date: November 16, 2021
TCIN: 84904107
UPC: 9780800738235
Item Number (DPCI): 247-32-3812
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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CVH - 3 years ago
I could hardly wait to read The Best Gift after finishing Dr. Larimore's 4th book in this series, The Best Medicine. These 2 books are experiences from his 15 years as a family physician in the small town of Kissimmee, FL. This may be the best one yet - it was hard for me to put down. He describes the devastation he and his wife Barb felt when their first baby Kate was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. He gives a gut-wrenching description of how it almost destroyed their marriage and his faith. The doctors gave them a hopeless prognosis that she would ever walk or talk - and yet she did both by age three. Then out of the blue at age 11 she had a sudden seizure that lasted for 90 minutes and required 4 medications to stop. I could not put the book down as I read his gripping story of how it seemed she was brain dead and all their hopes and dreams for her were over. Then the unexpected miracle happened, and I burst out laughing with relief - as did the hospital staff witnessing it! Other stories would not let me put the book down, especially the baby born with diaphragmatic hernia who developed sudden pneumothorax and was dying right before Doc's eye and forced him to perform a procedure he'd never done before on a newborn. Twenty years later that baby's grandfather sent Dr. Walt a note of thanks as that young man graduated from college! Another favorite was Eva, who was almost comatose and dying, but HOPE basically restored her to life when she was told by her pregnant daughter that she had a granddaughter on the way. Any one of these stories alone were worth the price of the book to me, but combined they make an awesome "Must Read"!