   Life In His Hands  Peter Goldsworthy, reviewer April 11, 2008
The story of the relationship forged between neurosurgeon
Charlie Teo and his patient, pianist Aaron McMillan.
Neurosurgeon Charlie Teo and his patient, pianist Aaron
McMillan.  Neurosurgeon Charlie Teo and his patient, pianist
Aaron McMillan.  Susan Wyndham Memoir, Biography  While waiting
for the report of the scan that first reveals his brain tumour,
the young pianist Aaron McMillan overhears a nurse, looking at
the images, ask another. "When did this one die?"  Not the best
way to hear the bad news, however exaggerated, but there was
better news to follow from the neurosurgeon Charlie Teo, or
news, at least, that could be digested with a mix of hope,
stoicism and denial.  Susan Wyndham's Life In His Hands is the
story of the relationship of the flamboyant Teo and his young
patient. It's an insider's story; granted intimate access to
both men, Herald journalist Wyndham becomes a friend to both.
Her story, then, is affectionate, but still ho