Imagine you are a patient about to undergo Brain Surgery. If it goes well, it could save your life, if it goes wrong, you could end up paralysed or dead. You want to believe your surgeon is infallible, a superhero but he is not, he is all too human, just like you. That emerges from the extraordinary honest writing from henry marsh, giving us a rare insight into the mind of the doctor. Is that reassuring or troubling . Henry marsh, welcome to hardtalk. The veryjob description, brain surgeon, i think in most people it prompts a sense of awe and maybe a little bit of fear, as well, and certainly mystery. But youve decided to lift the veil on what it is really like and i wonder why. I was subject to that myth of Brain Surgery myself when i decided to become a neurosurgeon many years ago. I suppose i was Drawing Attention to oneself, as any writer is doing when writing a book, and i am the youngest of four, i have been Drawing Attention to myself from an early age, if you ask my family i wa
I am stephen sackur. Imagine you are a patient about to undergo Brain Surgery. If it goes well it could save your life, if it goes wrong you could end up paralysed or dead. Of course you want to believe your surgeon is infallible, a superhero, but he is not, he is all too human, just like you. And that simple truth emerges from the extraordinary honest writing of my guest today, one of britains leading Brain Surgeons, henry marsh. He has given us rare insight into the mind of the doctor. Is that reassuring or troubling . Henry marsh, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. The veryjob description, Brain Surgeon, for most people it prompts a sense of awe and maybe fear as well. And certainly mystery. But you have decided to lift the veil on what it is really like and i wonder why. I have been subject to that myth of Brain Surgery myself. I decided to become a neurosurgeon many years ago. I am the youngest of four and i have been Drawing Attention to myself from an early age. I wanted to convey