Oliver Sacks has passed.....

[Are_grits_groceries]

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http://nyti.ms/1JtJ778

He was a wonderful writer who opened my eyes to many worlds unknown to me.
Fair winds and following seas Dr.Sachs.
RIP....

[tblue37]

1. Sacks. too bad. I would have loved to see more books from him. nt

[hlthe2b]

2. He was one of the most fascinating people I'd "encountered"...

His insights on mental health (and more generally, the human condition) were the subject of his many books and interviews. I always tuned in when I heard he would be the subject

RIP, Dr. Sacks

[Crunchy Frog]

3. Oh no!

Probably the greatest medical writer ever, and over all incredible guy.

RIP.

[Are_grits_groceries]

4. If you like medical writing,

read Atul Gawande. He is very good and covers a variety of subjects.

[Crunchy Frog]

5. I've read him, and wasn't all that impressed.

I'm very selective in my medical writing tastes. Sacks was way out of the ordinary when it came to medical writing, and not terribly mainstream. Probably a big reason why I liked him so much.

[TNNurse]

6. I have never been disappointed

in Gawande's writing. Shared with the hospital ethics committee and other colleagues.

Not to detract from Dr. Sacks at all. He got a lot of people interested in thinking beyond their own little world.

[mia]

7. Thanks to Dr. Sacks...

[hunter]

8. It was my good fortune, once upon a time, to see him speak in a smaller university venue.

His was a life well lived.

We humans are story tellers. It's who we are, and he was one of the great.

[greatlaurel]

9. My son gave me one of his books for Christmas. It was a great read.

He was one of the best writers ever. His ability to explain extremely complicated scientific facts was incredible. We have lost one of the great human beings.

My condolences to his family and friends.