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One by One by One: Making a Small Difference Amid a Billion Problems

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  • In the spirit of Tracy Kidders Mountains Beyond Mountains, and joining the ranks of works by Bryan Stevenson, Matthew Desmond, Abraham Verghese, and Oliver Sachs, the inspiring story of a young American neurologists struggle to make a difference in Haiti by treating one patienta story of social justice, clashing cultures, and what it means to treat strangers as members of our family. Dr. Aaron Berkowitz had just finished his neurology training when he was sent to Haiti on his first assignment with Partners In Health. There, he meets Janel, a 23-year-old man with the largest brain tumor Berkowitz or any of his neurosurgeon colleagues at Harvard Medical School have ever seen. Determined to live up to Partners In Healths mission statement to bring the benefits of modern medical science to those most in need, Berkowitz tries to save Janels life by bringing him back to Boston for a 12-hour surgery. In One by One by One, Berkowitz traces what he learns and grapples with as a young doctor trying to bridge the gap between one of the worlds richest countries and one of the worlds poorest to make the first big save of his medical career. As Janel and Berkowitz travel back and forth between the high-tech neurosurgical operating rooms of Harvards hospitals and Janels dirt-floored hut in rural Haiti, they face

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