Author: Beverley Keegan Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 1475925506 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 164
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Growing up in a small mining town in New South Wales, Australia, during World War II, Beverley Keegan knew that she wanted to become a nurse. Her adventures began when she traveled on an overnight train to the big city of Sydney to commence her nursing training. Once she became a nurse, her working life continued for more than fifty years in various locations in Australia, New Guinea, and the Red Centre around Alice Springs. Television, Bedpans, and Me tells the true story of the many adventures she encountered as she traveled around Australia during her nursing career. Her story follows the amazing growth of medicine from basic nursing in the fifties to the electronic age of today. At the same time, the advent of television followed her as she moved from state to state and from Sydney to the Australian Outback. This memoir shares the journey taken by one woman, including humorous tales, pathos, and ordinary family occurrences that colour all of our lives, while tracing the development of the miracles of modern medicine. In Television, Bedpans, and Me, Keegan lovingly recounts her experiences as a registered nurse and recalls the people she has nursed and worked with for over half a century.
Author: Pat Martin Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1462842615 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 61
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This a story of a nurse going from the care giver to the patient. Six weeks in hospital six months of recovery and subsequently being able to Ride a bike on the Erie Canal 68 miles along with my surgeon and raise over ten thousand dollars for the Childrens hospital. When my doctor said I was to old to ride a bike I challenged him on the local TV station Never to old to attempt something new.
Author: Patricia Windish Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc. ISBN: 1098014278 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 322
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Told she wouldn't live to see sixteen, then eighteen, then by sure twenty-one, Patty Windish, now sixty-four, had undergone a roller coaster of challenges suffering from a rare bone disease, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, or a rare form of osteotis fibrosa cystica. Feeling so very alone, she attempted suicide twice. When spiritual interventions occurred, she turned to the only steady in her life -God. When you live in severe pain and in constant turmoil, knowing all you have to look forward to is more surgery and more broken bones, what is there to live for? Is life worth living? Where's the rainbow after the storm when the storm continues to ravage? Read this fascinating story to see how one person who suffers from a very rare bone disease has learned to appreciate the ups and downs in life, who learned the most important lesson in life through all the critical, climactic points: you are never alone. No matter the situation or outcome in your life, you're never alone.
Author: Sandra Gila Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1456721186 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 358
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Where Light and Dark Abide is a true documentary of my experience of living in a nursing facility for thirteen months, what it took me to survive and the people involved. The results of the daily experience caused me to do the best I could to help the residents. One of them was one hundred and one. My memoir of our experience and the outcome of it caused me to, more than ever, realize the need for reform in nursing facilities and health care in general.
Author: David Fergusson Publisher: Ambassador International ISBN: 1620203545 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 219
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Neville – hit man – deadly – until that one night when a witness saw him. With nothing to lose he hunts her down, through the alleys of London – only to find someone unexpected . . . William Hunt – young – reckless . . . and in love – but with the governor’s daughter. There can only be one option . . . Hannah – protected, but with a past that needs answers – a shadow – always there protecting her – but for how long will she be safe . . . From the solitude of the Scottish lochs to the savagery of the African bush – all will be hunted as they pursue the truth. None of them are safe as the darkness closes in. Yet , with the rising of a terrorist group scouring the African bush, and a mob syndicate searching the streets of London , one man’s dream for the treasure of a lifetime will cause all their lives to collide resulting in a choice . . . of life . . . or death.
Author: Gwen Rivers Publisher: Elements Unleashed ISBN: 1951215281 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages :
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Autumn in New York has never been so beautiful...or so deadly. When a notorious fae-hating celebrity dies under mysterious circumstances, the police suspect the forever young. Spellcaster Emma Slade and Alpha werewolf Liam Cooper launch their own investigation into the crime. Bad PR could poison public opinion faster than gas station sushi. But how can they catch a murderer not bound by flesh? Supernatural problems have magical solutions.... With hate groups sprouting up like hair on a werewolf's backside, Emma and Liam must provoke the gods into revealing a closely guarded secret. With every mortal body susceptible to the power of possession, how long before friend becomes foe? And will Emma's life magic be enough to save the one she loves most? Return to the streets of the sixth borough and revel in the magic! The Spellcaster series Book 1: Savior's Spell Book 2: Savior's Hex Book 3: Savior's Curse Related Series: The Unseelie Court
Author: Stephen Bodio Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1629140562 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 132
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Born in Boston, Stephen Bodio wandered into Magdalena, New Mexico, in the 1970s while on his way to Montana and never left. He was accompanied by Betsy Huntington, who was twenty years his senior; the couple had been inseparable from the day they met. After stumbling upon a vintage home along the highway, they settled into a country life; it was the perfect way for the two of them to make their lives together in an out-of-the-way place. It’s through Bodio that Betsy’s story is painted in such memorable passages that soon captivate readers. Together they made their home among the mountains of New Mexico, returning to a simple life of hunting, falconry, and becoming acquainted with the local reptiles and insects of the desert. A lover of nature, Bodio here explains in vivid detail his time spent in the wilderness. He found himself the center of his neighbors’ attention when they discovered his endless fascination with the local fauna, from snakes and birds to coursing dogs. He became accustomed to Magdalena through the people and wildlife, even joining in the biggest festival on the calendar: the Quemado Rodeo, better known by locals as the Street Dance and Brawl. From the Spanish term meaning “the heart’s true home,” Querencia captivates and settles the heart. It is an astonishing read for those looking for an escape from the hustle of the big city, or just seeking to find solitude in the country life.
Author: Kate Virginia Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595422152 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 403
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"At night, when it is dusk and everything is settled down for the evening, I often walk outside and look at everything in silhouette . and thank God that I have made it this far. I have lived long enough to enjoy all the fruits of my labor and have changed my life for the better." Kate Virginia has taken the long road home. In her gripping, true-life story, she details how she first suffers unthinkable abuse as a child growing up in a dysfunctional family in the 1950s and then as an adult, surviving several more years of domestic violence. Virginia details how her family stays together despite grappling with molestation, drug and alcohol addiction, rape, murder, and a cancer diagnosis. More than just a memoir, The Brown Rabbit is meant to inspire and motivate those who are ready to either leave or give someone the strength to leave an abusive relationship. Witness Virginia's battle to overcome seemingly insurmountable hardships and her mission to reclaim her God-given human right-to be treated with dignity and respect. Her riveting life story may just inspire you to change your own destiny, leading you down a new road to true happiness and peace.
Author: Jeff Abbott Publisher: Grand Central Publishing ISBN: 1538723549 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 946
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Read the first three editions of Jeff Abbott's "exhilarating" (Harlan Coben) Sam Capra thriller series. ADRENALINE: Sam Capra is a brilliant young CIA agent, who is expecting his first child with his wife Lucy. They have everything they could hope for...until they lose it all in one horrifying moment. Sam receives a call from Lucy while he's at work and soon everything in his life changes. He is the sole survivor of a bombing and branded by the CIA as a murderer and traitor. Sam launches into a desperate hunt to save his kidnapped wife and child, and to reveal the unknown enemy who has set him up and stolen his family. But the destruction of Sam's life was only step one in an extraordinary plot—and now Sam must become a new kind of hero. THE LAST MINUTE: An ex-CIA agent, Sam Capra owns bars around the world as cover for his real mission—working undercover for a secret network as mysterious as it is powerful, while using his skills to find his child. Now the kidnappers have offered a deadly deal: they'll surrender Sam's child...if Sam finds and murders the one man who can expose them. Teaming up with a desperate young mother whose daughter is also missing, Sam tracks his prey–and his son–across the country in a dangerous race against time, and must unravel a deadly conspiracy if he's to rescue the only person in the world that matters to him. DOWNFALL: Sam Capra is an ex-CIA agent, and only desires to build a quiet, peaceful home for himself and his infant son. But Diana Keene walks into his San Francisco bar and his simple life starts to unravel. Diana is pursued by two gunmen, and when she finds Sam, she whispers an urgent, desperate plea: "Help me." Without any warning, Sam is thrust into a fight for his life. For Diana is being hunted by a deadly network--a shadowy alliance of select, influential men and women who use their connections, their authority, and their wealth to bend the world to their will. Now, this network aims its relentless fury against the man interfering with their plans to seize a new level of power: Sam Capra. Sam has only one hope to survive the network's all-consuming attack and return to his life with his son....he must destroy the man who owns the people who run the world.
Author: Gail Bernice Holland Publisher: Purdue University Press ISBN: 9781557534255 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 212
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Anne Bashkiroff was a pioneer in the fight for Alzheimer's awareness. Her dear husband, Sasha, suffered for nine years with this terrible brain- and soul-damaging illness. Anne was faced with unanswered questions, economic heartaches, and lonely nights of suffering. The consequences of Alzheimer's and the extended burden the disease places on families and caregivers was not fully known in the 1970s. Instead of giving up, Bashkiroff moved to make the world aware of the silent disease. Her strength and dedication led her to help establish the Family Survival Project. In 1979, she testified before First Lady Rosalynn Carter about the needs of caregivers. Bashkiroff turned her inward suffering to outward hope.
Author: Beverley Keegan
Author: Pat Martin
Author: Patricia Windish
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Author: David Fergusson
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Author: Stephen Bodio
Author: Kate Virginia
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