No punches pulled in journey

• Published date: 12 April 2024
• Publication title: Horowhenua Chronicle

by Ineke Meredith, Harper Collins, $39.99

On Call is an upfront and personal story by Ineke Meredith sharing her life as a surgeon, daughter and mother. No punches are pulled as Ineke takes us to the nitty gritty of her life as a specialist surgeon and her coping mechanisms following the diagnosis of advanced colon cancer in her mother.

She journeys with her mother’s medical complications through surgery, chemotherapy then metastaltic disease while putting her skills to use on other patients as a new consultant in surgery. We get to experience the sad stories mixed with funny and happy moments, while also dealing with the twin challenges of her mother’s illness and as a single young mother.

Ineke Meredith comes across as a compassionate , caring and...