‘How long have I got, doc?’ Dr Peter Goldsworthy and his multiple myeloma diagnosis
With his prognosis out of his control, Dr Goldsworthy honed in on the question of what to do with his GP practice.
Are doctors the worst patients?
Award-winning writer Dr Peter Goldsworthy was forced to reflect on this, his illness, and his patients when he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2018.Â
The Adelaide GP did what all good doctor-writers do, and wrote a book about his experience so far, called The Cancer Finishing School.
This extract recounts his first appointment with haematologist Dr Noemi Horvath, shortly after his diagnosis, and his shock at discovering he may never work as a GP again.
