Two Homelands, One Heart: A Successful Failure

By Dr. Raymond Vetsch MD

The autobiography of Dr. Raymond Vetsch, MD -- Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Medical Doctor and Acrobatic Jet Pilot A young Swiss boy, with his heart set on growing up to become a Swiss military fighter-jet pilot, flight surgeon, and NASA astronaut, learns that he is both color blind and dyslexic, and in his early schooling is diagnosed by his teachers and evaluators as presenting "minimal brain syndrome" -- in Swiss society, a sure sentence to a life of low-level manual labor. When attempting to print his name, he struggles to yield something that resembles "o." On day one of his first year of medical school, doctor-to-be Vetsch is asked by the professor, Chief of Pathology: "And what will you be when you grow up, Mr. Vetsch?" "A heart surgeon, sir." As if one head, the entire room turned in my direction. "Oh, a heart surgeon.... Is that all?" "Uh -- and an astronaut," I added with less volume, giving everyone a chance to laugh with strange relief. "Are both of those jokes, Mr. ... Vetsch?" "No, sir. Neither is." "Well, at this moment, both are worlds away from you. We'll certainly be following your progress. And you had better be a brave man, Mr. Vetsch."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BXN5TD48
• ISBN13: 9798375329192
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.6" x 8.5"