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The Nurse
- Love Shines Bright, Even When Memory Fades
- By: Joyce Kostakis
- Narrated by: Sandra Manwiller
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Jill Bish has built a beautiful life with her husband, Jim. When he is diagnosed with dementia, their world shatters. As Jim’s memories fade, Jill becomes his caregiver, pouring all her love and strength into cherishing every precious moment they have left together. Determined to care for Jim at home, Jill faces the overwhelming challenges of caregiving head-on. The simplest tasks become monumental efforts, and the weight of Jim’s condition threatens to crush her spirit.
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Keep looking at all the successes - it’s still a life and love in progress
- By bluelotus on 03-05-25
- The Nurse
- Love Shines Bright, Even When Memory Fades
- By: Joyce Kostakis
- Narrated by: Sandra Manwiller
Keep looking at all the successes - it’s still a life and love in progress
Reviewed: 03-05-25
Years ago as a young musician performing holiday music for residents in a nursing home, I had the experience of being violently screamed at and physically threatened by an elderly man. Caregivers quickly intervened to soothe his distress and explained to me that he was suffering from dementia. From their understanding, he'd never been a violent person and aside from these periodic outbursts, was considered kind, loving, and non-violent. The disparity between who he appeared to be in that moment and who he had been made me curious about how dementia (and aging, in general) affected those on both sides... the individual and those they love as well as the loving ones that provide for their care. At the time, all pathways of that mental exploration seemed to lead to loss, heartache, and fear of the future.
"The Nurse" helped me to undertand that the heart and mind could be opened to new ways of navigating change, that it is still a life and love in progress, and how important it is to "keep looking at all the successes still occurring." Those lessons apply whether dementia is involved or not and since I need the reminder, I'm already listening again.
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Courting the Wild Twin
- By: Martin Shaw
- Narrated by: Martin Shaw
- Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 283
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 240
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Story5 out of 5 stars 239
Myth is our wild way of telling the truth, of sharing stories that have our living earth speaking through them. There is an old insistence that we each have a twin we know nothing about. A wild, curious twin that was thrown out the window the night we were born, taking much of our energy with them. This story is a quest to find and court our wild twin, for they have something important to tell us. If there was something we were here to do in our few, brief years, we can be sure that the wild twin is holding the key.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exquisite
- By bluelotus on 08-23-20
- Courting the Wild Twin
- By: Martin Shaw
- Narrated by: Martin Shaw
Exquisite
Reviewed: 08-23-20
Beyond the title, I cannot define or describe what I have just heard. By curiosity, accident, or recommendation you got this far...bring your spirit trumpet.
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