Jimmy McCarthy's Truck

Jimmy McCarthy's TruckJimmy McCarthys Truck is a story about Frank and Alice; two people whose relationship is borne of age related illnesses, and Kelly and Jimmy whose lives become intertwined while caring for them. Through Dr. Steven Payne, the author gives insight into the training, rewards and tribulations of a general surgeon practicing at a community hospital. For the author, Jimmys truck presents a metaphor for the journey and evening trains for destinations

Jimmy McCarthyÕs Truck is a story about Frank and Alice; two people whose relationship is borne of age-related illnesses, and Kelly and Jimmy whose lives become intertwined while caring for them. Through Dr. Steven Payne, the author gives insight into the training, rewards and tribulations of a general surgeon practicing at a community hospital.

For the author, JimmyÕs truck presents a metaphor for the journey and evening trains for destinations unknown. Naturalist and writer Jack Phillips offered that Òfreedom and wildness are found by a particular way of walking that Thoreau refers to as ÔsaunteringÕ, which is not walking for exercise or to reach a destination, neither is it aimlessÓ. The journeys in this book donÕt take the characters far from where they are first seen as they saunter through the ever-changing, often difficult, terrain they encounter.

The terrain covered in this book includes a diverse cast of characters with a menagerie of illnesses and life stories. It attempts to give insight into the care given them, and is a tribute to the characters themselves and to those who care for them.