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Ice Bound

A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole

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Yazan: Jerri Nielsen
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The Antarctic winter, with temperatures 100 degrees below zero, shuts supply lines down completely; conditions are too treacherous for planes and boats and the only connection with the rest of the world is satellite hook-up.

During the long winter of 1999, Dr. Nielsen, the only physician on a staff of 41 people, discovered a lump in her breast. Consulting via satellite e-mail with doctors in the US, she was forced to perform a biopsy and in June began to treat herself with chemotherapy, in order to insure that she could survive until conditions permitted her rescue in October.

A daring rescue by the Air National Guard ensued, who landed, dropped off a replacement physician, and in less than five minutes took off with Dr. Nielsen.

Set in one of the most remote and desolate yet strikingly beautiful landscapes on earth, Jerri Nielsen's narrative of her transforming experiences is a thrilling adventure of researchers and scientists embattled by a hostile environment, a chronicle of marvels - and limits - of modern medical technology, and a penetrating exploration of the dynamics of an isolated, intensely connected community faced with adversity.

But at its core this is a powerfully moving drama of one woman's voyage of self-discovery and courage and the fierce dedication of scores of colleagues - both known and unknown to her - whose aid proved to be her salvation.

©2002 Jerri Nielsen (P)2008 Brilliance Audio, Inc. Medical Professionals & Academics Women
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Monotone reading made it a tedious listen. She was clearly very brave and professional I admire her courage

Content fascinating

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I read an interview with Dr. Nielsen about her book and life events literally decades ago. Being someone with (as yet unknown) Irlens Syndrome, I never got to read the hard copy book. But it's been lingering at the back of my mind for years.

A confluence of events brought it back to the fore again recently, so I searched for the audiobook.

What an absolutely brilliantly written account of an incredible part of her life. I was gripped from beginning to end, and even went on to find a TV doc about extreme weather events that covered her story and those of the pilots engaged in her med drop and emergency pickup flights. All just went to round out the picture of her time in the Antarctic and all the events surrounding her remarkable story.

Well worth your time.

Well worth the years of waiting

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I found this deeply moving and even entertaining. As a person that has survived cancer for 19 years and still going I empathised with the whole thing!

A moving,and unmissable tale.You must read it

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Boring monotone badly narrated. Couldn’t wait till the end to move on to my next book.

Dull and disappointing.

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