Nathan R Peacock

Broschiertes Buch

The Bridge

A Firefighter-Paramedic's Life-Changing Hope in the Midst of Human Tragedy

Beschreibung

"The Bridge" is a nonfiction book that chronicles the life of an ordinary guy that experiences an extraordinary, supernatural occurrence. This experience proves to be radically transformational in his life, equipping him with the necessary emotional strength to operate in a world filled with tremendous human suffering, misery, and pain. Processing the rapid-fire, traumatic, near-death occurrences as a big-city firefighter in the 1980's, coupled with medically treating the never-ending stream of gunshot wounds, cuttings, stabbings, and drug overdoses, gives the reader a realistic, behind-the-scenes look at what life in a busy firehouse really looks like. Ride along and experience real life emergencies firsthand. Find out what kind of emotional strength is necessary to deal with some of the most bizarre and unusual fire and EMS emergencies ever experienced.

Autor

I never really wanted to write this book for two reasons. First, the supernatural event that I experienced as a young adult radically changed who I was, but I was afraid to share it for fear of what others would think. The second, I had to live for the next forty years before I realized why the supernatural event was part of my life in the first place. Looking back, I might not have been able to bear the emotional overload of dealing with the continuous tragedy working as a firefighter- paramedic, and witnessing some of the most horrific conditions imaginable, without the hope from my life-event so many years before. Working thirty-five years at some of the busiest firehouses in a large metropolitan city, I came to realize that my entire life had been far from normal. My coworkers would tell me that someone needs to write this stuff down; no one would ever believe it. My family would echo my coworkers' requests for me to pick up a pen, so I finally did. It took two years to produce a rough manuscript, not because I am so slow, which I can be, but because pulling up these stories deeply embedded in my brain meant reliving them. As I wrote the book, I periodically, inadvertently, shifted my writing style to present tense, as I found myself experiencing the events and emotions all over again. Therapy came in the retelling, as finally processing the suppressed memories brought peace. Now retired, I live in a modest house in the burbs with my wife and a yellow lab named Cooper. The transition from my former life is different--surreal, as if I now live in some kind of alternate reality. Sometimes when I am sleeping, I will hear the wailing of nighttime first-responder sirens responding to emergency calls. I pull my blanket up and go back to sleep.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: IngramSpark
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 286g
• ISBN-13: 9798218407414
• Artikelnr.: 72558854