लेखक: Joel Levin

Joel M. Levin is both physician and musician. He has published contributions in medical journals and a memoir of his love and life with his wife before her passing. A great deal of his life and work have been an attempt at balance. Medical care, to Joel, involves not just what modern medicine has to offer but also what he offers in terms of compassion and understanding. In the world at large, he has found time to work with self-help groups, and his favorite charities involve young children with malignancy and the protection of animals. He finds emotions are better expressed in the form of poetry. He currently lives in a suburb near Chicago with a daughter and his loving pet. Aside from reading a great deal of nonfiction, he is an avid sports fan. Here is a quote that more eloquently describes what he has searched to be: To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. —Ralph Waldo Emerson