Dr Peter Goldsworthy talks to AusDoc about his cancer diagnosis, karma and guilt
The Adelaide GP and writer drew his own blood for the test that showed he had cancer.
Once through the shock of his multiple myeloma diagnosis, GP Dr Peter Goldsworthy had a thought: ‘What great material.’
The award-winning writer was now in the patient’s chair, experiencing the reality of chemotherapy and the hard life choices it necessitated.
In his case, he had to decide what to do with his GP practice and how to break the news of his diagnosis to his family and his ‘extended family’ — his patients.
He has documented his experiences in his new book, The Cancer Finishing School. You can read an extract here.
