On March 2, 2016, it became clear that the 58th president of the United States would not be African-American, because on that day one of the Republican candidates, Ben Carson, declared his unwillingness to continue to participate in the race.
Parents
Benjamin Solomon Carson was born in 1951 in the city of Detroit, Michigan. He was exclusively raised by his mother, Sonia Carson, since his father left the family when Ben and his brother were just babies.
In primary school, Carson was considered almost mentally retarded, since he did not keep up in almost all subjects. At the same time, his mother, being an uneducated woman, could not help her son. However, Mrs. Carson constantly motivated her sons to think independently and persistently achieve their goals. For boys, mom was the main authority in life, so they forever remembered her advice. Perhaps if she had not been so persistent, world neurosurgery would have been deprived of such a specialist as Ben Carson.
Biography: study
Back in high school, young Ben decided to become a doctor. Despite the scattered attention, not the best memory and lack of imagination, he began to study hard and read a lot. Soon, teachers began to notice great progress in his academic performance, and Ben graduated from high school with honors. Without much effort, he managed to enter the faculty of psychology at Yale University, and then the young man received a diploma from the medical faculty of the University of Michigan.
Carier start
Experts who know the story of Ben Carson, find it amazing what progress has gone through his "weak link" - the imagination. As a result, he impressed everyone with his three-dimensional thinking, which, together with excellent hand coordination and sharp eyes, made him an excellent surgeon.
After graduating from a medical institute, Ben Carson joined the neurosurgery department of the Baltimore Hospital named after him. John Hopkins. Over time, he realized that his calling was to help young patients, and became interested in pediatrics.
After retraining, Ben Carson transferred to the Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery. There he managed to successfully conduct many operations, and at the age of 33 he became the youngest director of the pediatric center in the United States.
Separation of Siamese twins
Ben Carson has performed many operations during his career as a neurosurgeon. In particular, in 1987, he successfully separated the Siamese twins, who were born fused at the back of the head. To carry out this operation, a team of 70 surgeons was led, led by Carson. It lasted 22 hours. Children not only survived, but for 30 years they have been living the normal life of ordinary people.
As Dr. Ben later recalled, the biggest difficulty with this operation was that there was a great danger that the twins would bleed. Then he came up with the idea to stop the hearts of small patients.
Among the known operations successfully performed by Ben Carson is the removal of one hemisphere in a girl who suffered from epilepsy.
Completion of a medical career
Ben Carson has received many professional awards over the years of his work in the field of neurosurgery. He was awarded an honorary doctorate 61 times by various universities, including European ones.
In June 2002, neurosurgeon Carson was diagnosed with cancer at an early stage. Colleagues did everything to cure Ben, and the terrible disease was forced to retreat. After recovering, Ben continued to work intensively.
In 2008, US President George W. Bush awarded the renowned neurosurgeon the country's highest civilian award, the Liberty Medal.
After working 36 years in the medical field, in 2013 Ben Carson officially retired.
Political career
Ben Carson has been an active member of the Republican Party for many years. He always opposed gay marriage and abortion and advocated for a healthy lifestyle and the revival and preservation of the Judeo-Christian values of the United States.
In 2015, Carson announced his decision to run for president of the United States. According to a survey conducted on October 7, 2015, among Republicans in 3 states, he took 2nd place in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida. Moreover, at the end of October 2015, Ben Carson was in the lead, with the support of 26 percent of the votes of respondents who are members of the Republican Party. However, by the beginning of spring, the situation had changed, so on March 2, 2016, Ben Carson made a statement that he was leaving the presidential marathon due to the lack of prospects for the results of the “Super Tuesday”. At the same time, he urged his voters to vote for Donald Trump.
Books
In 1990, the book, authored by Ben Carson, Golden Hands, was published. In it, the doctor shares the secret of achieving life success and talks about the methods of raising his mother. Many of those who have already read this book believe that it can motivate young people who are just taking their first steps in their careers and complain about the lack of good starting opportunities. This work of Ben Carson may be useful for parents. She will help them educate successful people who stubbornly strive for their goal.
Another of his books has been translated into Russian. Ben Carson devoted his Thoughts Widely to the psychological component of our lives. The author says that you need to dream and try to achieve your goals, even if they seem unattainable. In addition, in it, Dr. Ben advises choosing the right field of activity, which should be such as to maximize the disclosure of a person's talents. Among other things, according to Carson, it is necessary to believe in God and constantly help people.
Ben Carson: personal life
In 1971, the future famous neurosurgeon and politician met Kandy Rastin. The girl was also a student at Yale University (she studied music there). Young people immediately felt sympathy for each other. In 1975, Kandy and Ben got married, and they had three sons: Royce, Ben and Murray. The couple brought up their children in the bosom of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
