From a high school dropout to Doctor of the Year, the author’s inspired journey into the field of medicine brought him face to face with life’s most profound moments. In this fascinating memoir he recounts true case histories of his most interesting and challenging patient encounters over the course of forty years of family practice. A few tales are humorous and many are intriguing or bizarre. Some are touching, sad, or tragic but most have happy endings after a few close calls, and a couple of miracles. The reader will find the stories related here to be engaging as well as educational. Dr. Brownlee’s hope is to motivate readers to be aware of the warning signals that their bodies relay to change their behavior to avoid illness and perhaps even save their own lives.