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Henry Marsh

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002hfbw/confessions-of-a-brain-surgeon

Henry Marsh was one of BritainrCOs top brain surgeons, operating on
thousands of patients over a 40-year career. After retiring, Henry
received his own life-threatening diagnosis rCo advanced prostate cancer.
This shift from being an all-powerful brain surgeon to becoming a
vulnerable patient has given Henry a new perspective on the profession
he devoted his life to. He can no longer remember any of the patients
whose lives he saved by operating on their brains but only remembers the operations which went badly wrong. Now, as he awaits his own medical
results, Henry is returning to the past, trying to discover the lessons
that can be learnt from a lifetime dedicated to neurosurgery. Meeting
the families of the patients who died in his care, as well as exploring
the impact his work had on those closest to him, Henry reveals the hugeemotional and personal challenges of a job where every day came with life-and-death decisions.

Having pioneered a controversial technique to remove tumours from
patientsrCO brains whilst they were still awake, and been celebrated as
the lead neurosurgeon at the Atkinson Morley Hospital in south London,
Henry admits how easy it was to become arrogant as a brain surgeon.
Looking back, he can see there were times when he thought he was a
surgical rCysuperherorCO but now stresses the importance of recognising and sharing your own mistakes. Sorting through the diaries he has kept his
whole life for the first time, Henry can see the huge impact brain
surgery had on him, often working relentlessly long hours and spending
his free time on call for his patients. Henry meets with his ex-wife
Hillary to talk for the first time about the impact his career had on
their marriage and divorce. He gains new insight from former colleagues
into key surgeries he conducted throughout his career as well as
operations that have stayed with him for decades, and after a chance encounter, he comes face to face with the mother of a young child who
died in HenryrCOs care 20 years ago. She confesses to not being able to forgive Henry and feeling hate for him ever since she lost her son. Now,
Henry speaks to her for the first time.

Featuring unseen personal archive material from throughout HenryrCOs life
and career, this film also sees Henry travelling around the world to
talk to the next generation of surgeons, who Henry hopes he can help by
being honest about his own experiences. Having previously visited and
worked in Ukraine over many years, he travels back to the country to
deliver surgical equipment, avoiding air raids at the height of the
conflict to pick up his surgeonrCOs scalpel once more. Reflecting on the impact that operating on so many children has had on him, we discover
how HenryrCOs own sonrCOs brain tumour influenced his decision to devote his life to neurosurgery. Despite feeling that his choice of career meant he
was often an absent father, he now dedicates much of his time to being a grandparent and reflects on what it feels like to face your own death
with his second wife, Kate.

This heartwarming portrait of an eccentric surgical hero facing the end
of his life reveals the truth about brain surgery and its human impact,
with devastating emotional power and life-affirming honesty.
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An outstanding documentary.
IMO
David
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