{"product_id":"these-vital-signs-a-doctors-notes-on-life-and-loss-in-tweets","title":"These Vital Signs: A Doctor's Notes on Life and Loss in Tweets","description":"A doctor reflects on his profession and his experience with patients in this brilliant essay collection that expands on his wildly popular Twitter poems.\nIn medicine, every patient presents with a story. “Once upon a time I was well, and then . . . ” These patient narratives are the beating heart of medicine; through stories we strive to communicate, to understand, to empathize, and perhaps find healing.\nThese Vital Signs is a poignant series of essays—deeply personal stories—inspired by nephrologist Sayed Tabatabai’s medical experience and based on a series of poems he posted on Twitter that began going viral at the height of the Covid pandemic. Each short work is a poignant glimpse into the ever-changing field of medicine and the special relationship between patients and their doctor. In each, Tabatabai beautifully evokes the emotional tension between life and death, wellness and disease, uncertainty and hope, in a unique and unforgettable way.\nExploring themes of illness, dying, grief, and joy, universal in its reach, These Vital Signs tells stories both remarkable and utterly ordinary of a doctor and the patients who have shaped him.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0063291371\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 31URM800GNL0_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Tabatabai, Sayed\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43534226030653,"sku":"31URM800GNL0_ns","price":6.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0063291371-0.jpg?v=1788214959","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/these-vital-signs-a-doctors-notes-on-life-and-loss-in-tweets","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}