About this episode

Dr. Fazlur Rahman shares his inspiring journey from a jungle village in Bangladesh to becoming a pioneering oncologist in West Texas.

A boy who nearly died after losing his mother at age seven grew up to become one of West Texas' most pioneering oncologists — and he's now telling the full story. Dr. Fazlur Rahman joins Brigitte Cutshall on Real Things Living for his second visit, this time diving into his newly republished memoir "Temple Road." It's a book about the literal jungle path he walked from his small Bangladesh village to school, and the metaphorical roads that carried him from there to medical school in Dhaka, residency in New York, and decades of groundbreaking cancer care in rural West Texas. 3 Takeaways: (1) Your origin story is your fuel. (2) Wisdom doesn't require a diploma. (3) Find your temple roads. Pick up Dr. Rahman's books — "Our Connected Lives: Caring for Cancer Patients in Rural Texas" and the newly republished "Temple Road" — available on Amazon. Visit him at https://fazlurrahmanmd.com If this story moved you, share it with someone who needs a reminder that it's never too late to find your purpose.

People in this episode

Host: Brigitte Cutshall

Guest: Dr Fazlur Rahman

Topics covered

• oncology
• personal journey
• memoir
• cancer care
• rural healthcare
• inspiration

Keywords

• oncologist
• memoir
• cancer
• West Texas
• Bangladesh
• inspiration
• medical school
• residency
• healing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Temple Road, Our Connected Lives: Caring for Cancer Patients in Rural Texas

Places: Bangladesh, West Texas, New York

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