Gifts of the Heart

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Hassan A. Tetteh. Gifts of the Heart

—Greg Salciccioli, author of The Enemies of Excellence

—Edward A. Lefrak, MD, author of Cardiac Valve Prostheses and Founder of Cardiac, Vascular, and Thoracic Surgery Associates

—Patricia C Seifert, RN, author of Cardiac Surgery

—Richard H. Robbins, Ph.D., author of Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism

—Douglas R. Skopp, Ph.D., SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of History, emeritus, and author of Shadows Walking: A Novel

—Adelaide Schaeffer, President and CEO, Champions for Kids

—Ceeya Patton Bolman, Program Director, Team Heart, Inc

—Mary Somers, MS, Associate Director of Admissions, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

—Rev. Christopher S. Fronk, Former 2D Marine Division (FWD) Chaplain

—David Sklar, MD, Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean Emeritus, University of New Mexico, author, La Clinica: A Doctor’s Journey Across Borders

—Linda J. Bilmes, Professor, Harvard Kennedy School, Co-author, The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict

—Charles Perry, MD, MBA, Managing Director at Dialectic Partners

Foreword

PART I. To Heal. Urgency

Freetown

Cultivation

Red Shoes

Dad’s Lesson

Gift of Life

PART II. To Serve. Afghanistan

The Tent

The Balcony

Baby Muhammad

PART III. To Teach. Seven Pillars of Life

The Will

Bring the Light

Coming Home

PART IV. To Lead. Havruta

Life’s Most Urgent Question

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

About the Author

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Praise for Gifts of the Heart...

“The gifted surgeon shows us the power of purpose in the operating room, in life, and on the battlefield. Get ready to passionately pursue your purpose!”

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In between cases, we fought off the anxiety and anticipation of the next trauma arrival with exercise, conversation, reading, and prayer. Access to the Internet was limited, so Hassan and I leased a small satellite system from a British vendor at the closest big base, and spent the better part of a week crawling around on top of the Quad containers behind our medical tents, running cable, tracking satellites, and tuning our dish. Our WiFi was a huge morale booster for the whole medical team.

When Hassan was selected to leave early, we all felt a great loss. I knew him well enough by then to empathize with his quiet quest to integrate the varied challenges of his deployment to the Helmand. On the day before he left, Hassan shed some dusty tears as we shared memories of our patients and considered the magnitude of their sacrifices. We prayed that they would find the courage and determination to heal from their wounds.

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