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Detour
Detour
Author: Grace H. Kaiser
ISBN-13: 9780934672870
ISBN-10: 0934672873
Publication Date: 7/25/1990
Pages: 192
Rating:
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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4.5 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Good Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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This is a beautiful book and story about a woman doctor who worked with the Amish. In her first book, Dr. Frau: A Woman Doctor Among the Amish , Kaiser described her work as an obstetrician in the Old Order Amish/Mennonite community in rural Pennsylvania. Here she describes how her career, during which she raised her own children, came to an abrupt end with a spinal cord injury that left her a quadriplegic. Interwoven with the details of her arduous therapy are vignettes of the Amish mothers and children in a reversal of roles, visiting her as a patient, bringing simple homemade gifts and reliving memories of her as their doctor. A journal format also tracks the progress of the author's spiritual awakening, which continues to support her and her husband in their new life. In her straightforward, occasionally banal narrative of personal survival, Kaiser also celebrates Amish simplicity. This is a beautiful story that shows the Christian love of the Amish. Once you are a friend of the Amish they are very faithful, godly friends.