Drained and defensive: the poignant crusade of a fatigued healer
I finished reading the book “The Liver Doctor” by Dr. Cyriac Abby Philip. The book title says it is a collection of stories of Love, Loss and Regeneration. The title is an interesting pun, because the liver is the only organ in the body which is capable of regeneration. If a large part of the liver is damaged and only a small part remains, it can actually grow back and regenerate fully. In fact when people’s liver gets damaged, they undergo liver transplantation. Someone else donates a small part of their liver. This donated liver is only a small bit, but then in the recipient’s body it regenerates and forms a full big liver. To give you a little background, Dr. Cyriac Abby Philip is a hepatologist or a liver doctor. He specializes in diseases of the liver. He works in Kochi, Kerala. He is a very famous doctor by practice. Actually, he is more famous as a social media celebrity. He is very active on X (Twitter) in which he posts incisive and sharp posts agains...