Roger Rees - Dangerously Well
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2.30pm for 3pm Sunday 31 MayRoger Rees and Gail O'Brien in conversation with Jane Curry
Author Roger Rees’ close connection with the Lifehouse began in 2018 when his dear friend Anne Marks was diagnosed with a rare type of salivary gland cancer. Dangerously Well is an elegant testament to Anne’s journey - and those of other patients - from good health to end of life through the remarkable palliative care given by doctors at the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse.
In this book Roger offers valuable insights for patients, medical professionals and families. He explores delayed diagnosis, that which Anne experienced for years, and raises questions at the heart of what should be best medical practice. He also bears witness to medicine at its finest and talks of the remarkable friendships between doctors and patients.
Anne Marks passed away in June 2024. Roger writes Dangerously Well in her memory.
Dangerously Well portrays life-affirming journeys which inspire and life our spirits. This is a carefully researched testimony of courageous lives alongside meticulous, rewarding medical interventions - Professor Richard Scolyer, Director Melanoma Institute Australia. 2024 Australian of the Year.
Patients’ stories in Dangerously Well are a compassionate collection of humane events which tell about inventive and courageous responses to their illness by patients experiencing life threatening cancer - Professor Peter Doherty, Immunologist. Nobel Prize Winner in Medicine.
Roger Rees is Emeritus Professor of Disability and Research at Flinders University, where he spent over 25 years involved in the rehabilitation and education of people with brain injury. He has a PhD in Education and Neuroscience from University of New England. He has twelve broadcast scripts for the ABC Radio National's Science Show, and his poems and essays have been published in The Australian, The Advertiser, The Age, Australian Journal of Psychology, Journal of Orthopsychiatry, Neuro Rehabilitation among many others. Roger has received ARC and commercial grants and awards for research and investigative writing, and the Flinders University Excellent Achievement Medal for his promotion of equal opportunities. He’s the author of eight published works including a collection of poetry.
Gail O’Brien AO is a health professional of 40 years and prominent advocate for patient centred holistic and integrated health care. Gail is Executive Director of Sydney’s Chris O’Brien Lifehouse
Date
Sunday 31 May 2026 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM (UTC+10)Location
Upstairs at Gleebooks
49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe NSW 2037
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