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A Story of Hope - In this awe-inspiring book, Dr. Catherine Hamlin recalls her life and career in Ethiopia aiding suffering women.
Monarch
January 2005
320 pages ISBN: 1854246739 Trade Size
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Non-Fiction Memoir
Australian gynecologists Catherine and Reg Hamlin arrived in
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 1959 to establish a midwifery
school. Over 30 years later, Catherine is still there,
running one of the world's most outstanding medical
programs. Through this work thousands of Ethiopian women
have returned to a normal existence after living as
outcasts, often for more than half their lives. These women endured obstructed labors. As a result of
obstructed labor not only does the baby die, but the woman's
bladder, vagina or rectum is torn. These tears are called
fistulas, and the result is a constant leaking from either
the bladder or rectum into the vagina. Soiled and helpless,
the women are abandoned by their husbands and often left to
beg, or scavenge. The Hamlins dedicated their lives to
pioneering new surgery and opening their own fistula
hospital in 1974. Now, Catherine writes about their
extraordinary lives and the stories of hope and courage that
surround their hospital. Her book is a testament to the
power of healing, and reveals the hidden suffering of
millions of women in developing countries.
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