"Read, enjoy, and treasure this book The attractively presented, brief and very readable book is not simply another volume of physician tales about their patients. It goes much deeper." - From the book review by G.G. Fillenbaum, PhD, Professor, Duke University Medical Center. This 60+ page book of conversations between Sam Sverdlik, MD, a medical doctor ahead of his time, and Lenora Ucko, PhD, anthropologist, folklorist, and storyteller, is filled with unique incidents from Dr. Sverdlik's medical career, told in his own words. Read about the stroke victim who could hardly walk but wanted to jump. Or the nun who finally agreed to seek psychiatric care after months of arguing about it with Dr. Sverdlik. Or the frail older patient who refused physical therapy until Dr.Sverdlik made her laugh. Readers will also find tales of intrigue, rivalries, and serendipitous interventions. A rehabilitation pioneer, Dr. Sverdlik developed ground breaking approaches to patient care. He was Director of Rehabilitation Medicine at St.Vincent's Hospital in New York City for 40 years (1949-1989). This is the first time many of his rare medical insights appear in print.