War Doctor

It's been a while since I have read a book that is non-fiction, and I think I was right in my choice. When I first started reading, I thought to myself, he is crazy. Why does he put himself in these dangerous situations? But as I kept reading, I was moved by his heroism and self-sacrifice.

The stories he tells about his time in the war-torn countries and the struggles the people of these countries are going through are something you will never see in the news. The news nowadays is biased, and the way it gets reported tends to be in a way that will keep their country's best interest in mind, whichever country they are from. But if you want actually to know the truths in these areas, this book is one option, and another is to speak to people on the ground.

Anyhow I digress; there are a few stories in the book that really touched me more than others, including how his effort and not the international community is what helped get the Syrian doctors out. Another one was how he defied the MSF to save an infant's life. There are many more stories that will move you and make you think that if more humans had the courage and kindness to help others, life would be better for more people.

Kudos to the author and his efforts to spread the message so that more people may be inspired. It makes you think his job is a life or death situation, and yet he is not as annoying or obnoxious as others whose jobs don’t really affect anyone!!