Dr Peter Goldsworthy talks to AusDoc about cancer, karma and selling his GP practice
The Adelaide GP and writer drew his own blood for the test that showed he had cancer.
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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.