Am going to try my hand at being a writer.  JAKE was released on Amazon.com in the eBook department on May 8, 2013.  So far, two people have reviewed it and thankfully they gave the book a 5 star rating.  I will post the reviews for you here so you don't have to go research the location...

Customer Reviews:

 

5 out of 5 stars
Gone but not forgotten 

By Daniele Sherrill 

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon  

 

Awesome book. I am a Registered Nurse and firmly believe it is compelling stories such as this that brings more education to families, than any doctor, therapist,etc.... May this book touch all those who have or had a loved one who suffers/suffered from TBI and may it help them to find hope and faith in The Lord.

 

 

 

5 out of 5 stars
 An awesome story of one family's struggle to cope with Traumatic Brain Injury! 


By Carol H. Gilmer
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon   Verified Purchase

This was a mesmerizing read! I am an RN who spent many years in critical care. As I read this story, it so took me back to the times of being at the bedside and caring for such a patient. Over the years, I cared for many patients like Jake! Critical Care Nursing is more than the mechanics of doing an exemplary job of caring for that patient; it is the emotional rending of your inner self, as you interact with the family, deal with their interpersonal relationships, their pain, and their grief. All exact a heavy toll upon the nurse at the bedside. This book brought all those times back to me.....my reasons for commitment to such a task, and my reasons for later career changes. Though my nursing skills could stack up to the best of critical care nurses, my experiences left me emotionally broken. To remain the nurse I trained to be, with the empathy needed to render the best of care, I had to leave my first love in nursing behind and move forward. The other choice would have been to become callous, hard, and uncaring; that was simply unacceptable! Thank God and providence that I had an opportunity to move into other work that helped me to maintain my caring attitude and give my soul a rest! As much as I loved it, I would not have consciously made the decision to leave critical care; I thank God for other opportunities that, again, have made me whole! I can only imagine what a family must feel in times like these; I can see why a book like this would be of help to families who are dealing with a brain-injured loved one. As a nurse and a mother, It is definitely a read I would recommend.

 

NOTE:  Thank you two ladies for your good reviews of my book and for the good feeling that maybe the tragedy we have gone through as a family will help another struggling family make it through the worst of times.

--Marion