Pint-sized Prophets

LIFE LESSONS from TINY TEACHERS

From three-year-old Abby’s struggle with life-threatening cancer to seventeen-year-old Margie’s role as a guardian angel, each of Dr. Chuck Dietzen’s young patients has taught him a special lesson about living his own life to the fullest. He feels as though the greatest gift he can give anyone is access to his patients.

Pint-Sized Prophets shares poignant, heartfelt and often humorous moments between Dr. Chuck Dietzen and the patients he has treated around the world as a pediatric rehabilitation doctor and founder of the international health organization, Timmy Global Health. Each moment he shares holds a key to unlocking the mystery of living a fuller and more purposeful life. Join him on this journey that will undoubtedly touch the heart and soothe the soul.

Dr. CHUCK DIETZEN is a pediatric physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist, global medicine doctor, entrepreneur, medical professor, speaker, and former athlete. Growing up north of Kokomo, Indiana, his family’s home was the home for 150 foster children. As he grew, his mother recognized his special gift of working with children and encouraged him to become a pediatrician. He currently serves as the medical director for inpatient rehabilitation and chief of pediatric rehabilitation medicine at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is the founder of Timmy Global Health, cofounder and chief medical officer of iSalus Healthcare, medical director of Easter Seals Crossroads Rehabilitation Center, chief medical officer of TransitionMed, medical program consultant at Bradford Woods, and the medical director of CHAMP Camp for medically fragile children needing respiratory support.

Foreword Introduction Learning to Live a Life of Compassion A Spiritual Quest The Influence of Mother Teresa Lessons to Live By Be Present Be Vulnerable Be Courageous Be Compassionate Be Ordinary Be True Be Selfless Be Humble Be Hopeful Be Amazed Be an Instrument of Peace Be an Inspiration CONCLUSION Be Persistent