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Doctor Always on Call: The Life of Robert h. Morris, M. Do As Told to his Son, Robert h. Morris ii (in English)
Robert H. Morris (Author)
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Elm Hill Books
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Doctor Always on Call: The Life of Robert h. Morris, M. Do As Told to his Son, Robert h. Morris ii (in English) - Robert H. Morris
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Synopsis "Doctor Always on Call: The Life of Robert h. Morris, M. Do As Told to his Son, Robert h. Morris ii (in English)"
Robert Morris II recorded eight hours of interviews with his father, Robert Morris, MD (1904-1990), from which he drafted an autobiography and presented it to his dad on his 85th birthday. Until Dr. Morris death 15 months later, they collaborated to correct and add to the original memories. Dr. Morris career was unique in several ways: He dropped out of medical school twice, returning to farming, then vowed that hed become a doctor or die. The third time in medical school, he led his class most quarters. Marrying and nurse and settling in the village of Medina (pop. 400) in 1935, his practice and reputationespecially as a diagnosticiangrew until his death. He made home visits extending to five counties, the last doctor to do so in this area, delivering some 2000 babies in the home, while also serving in four hospitals. He was a devout Christian and lay leader in his church. Two of his daughters married doctors, two others became career teachers who also married teachers, and his son had a varied career, ending as a writer. Dr. Morris tells both painful and humorous stories about his life.
