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Don't Forget Your Roots
- By: Sarah Routhier
- Narrated by: Kristan Netterville
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
Sylvain Routhier was a remarkably successful police sergeant with a struggle that would uproot everything. This is Sylvain’s story, told by his wife Sarah. It’s an honest and raw account of their love, their struggle, and the tragedy their family lived through. Discover the warning signs Sarah wishes she would have known as a police wife, how she has overcome adversity, and how Sylvain’s death has become a catalyst for change for first responders and their organizations.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awakening & Informative
- By unicornmedic on 03-19-22
- Don't Forget Your Roots
- By: Sarah Routhier
- Narrated by: Kristan Netterville
Awakening & Informative
Reviewed: 03-19-22
This “raw” description is very informational. So Sorry this family had to go through this to begin with, but GREATLY APPRECIATE your candid conversations regarding suicide.
LAs a former paramedic (30-years) active nursing 45-years as well as past community volunteer firefighter/EMT, auxiliary county deputy, I have seen first hand what it can do mentally to our first responders. My husband & I grew up loving EMS/firefighting/law enforcement. Our first two son grew up at a local volunteer fire dept while our last born son grew up teething on EMS. Our first born son was planning to go into fire science/EMS until a very bad accident while he was on the volunteer FD, left a young man his age deceased. He realized early he was not able to do this. Our second son went into law enforcement volunteering on city auxiliary eventually becoming a full LEO. He continues in law enforcement today. We often pray for him to give him strength. Our third son, while he was exposed early to EMS, never felt the urge to follow these paths.
This is a wonderful read/listen for those needing to understand why first responders commit suicide. 🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️
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Hard Choices for Loving People
- CPR, Feeding Tubes, Palliative Care, Comfort Measures, and the Patient with a Serious Illness, 6th Ed.
- By: Hank Dunn
- Narrated by: Hank Dunn, Various
- Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story5 out of 5 stars 12
Hard Choices for Loving People: CPR, Feeding Tubes, Palliative Care, Comfort Measures, and the Patient with a Serious Illness, Sixth Edition is a guide to help patients and families with end-of-life decisions. Millions of families have been helped and comforted by the common sense and practical advice found in this audiobook.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So very helpful to me
- By Vivian on 11-26-22
- Hard Choices for Loving People
- CPR, Feeding Tubes, Palliative Care, Comfort Measures, and the Patient with a Serious Illness, 6th Ed.
- By: Hank Dunn
- Narrated by: Hank Dunn, Various
Hard Choices for Loving People
Reviewed: 07-15-21
This is one of the BEST books to have open discussions with patients, families & staff.
It is very informational regarding end of life choices.
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Bad Blood
- Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
- By: John Carreyrou
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 39,193
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 34,728
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Story5 out of 5 stars 34,659
In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the next Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup “unicorn” promised to revolutionize the medical industry with its breakthrough device, which performed the whole range of laboratory tests from a single drop of blood. Backed by investors such as Larry Ellison and Tim Draper, Theranos sold shares in a fundraising round that valued the company at more than $9 billion, putting Holmes’s worth at an estimated $4.5 billion.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Extreme retaliation against former employees
- By LEE on 05-29-18
- Bad Blood
- Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
- By: John Carreyrou
- Narrated by: Will Damron
Require “reading”
Reviewed: 03-14-20
This was an assigned book for ELDI (Emerging Leadership Development Institute). While at first I didn’t understand how it related to my class, but after listening further, realized this is important to understand how leadership in corporations needs to be monitored and held accountable for their actions. Very well written and excellent audible book. Thank You
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Cat Daddy
- What the World's Most Incorrigible Cat Taught Me About Life, Love, and Coming Clean
- By: Jackson Galaxy, Joel Derfner
- Narrated by: Jackson Galaxy
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,108
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,020
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,020
In this book, Galaxy tells the poignant story of his 13-year relationship with a petite gray-and-white short-haired cat named Benny, and gives singular advice for living with, caring for, and loving the feline in your home. When Benny arrived in his life, Galaxy was a down-and-out rock musician with not too much more going on than a part-time job at an animal shelter and a drug problem. Benny's previous owner brought the cat to the shelter in a cardboard box to give him up.
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5 out of 5 stars
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10 Stars!!!
- By Dawn J on 12-04-12
- Cat Daddy
- What the World's Most Incorrigible Cat Taught Me About Life, Love, and Coming Clean
- By: Jackson Galaxy, Joel Derfner
- Narrated by: Jackson Galaxy
Awesome story by my favorite "cat" person!
Reviewed: 04-29-16
Very interesting how Jackson tells his story about how the business chose him! Did not know the struggles he faced when he was younger, so glad he found happiness finally. Cried when he spoke of Bennie and letting him go. I also had to have not one, but 4 cats euthanized from old and illness. I still have little yard markers so we can talk to them. Thank You for telling your story and opening your heart for all of us to know you!
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The Conversation: A Revolutionary Plan for End-of-Life Care
- By: Angelo Volandes
- Narrated by: Angelo E. Volandes
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 45
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 44
Despite billions of dollars invested in medical research and technological breakthroughs in American healthcare made to prolong and improve the lives of patients, a devastating statistic remains. Two thirds of Americans die in healthcare institutions tethered to machines and tubes at bankrupting costs, despite research that shows 80 percent of Americans would prefer to spend their last days in their homes surrounded by loved ones.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Every physician should read this
- By Kristin on 12-17-16
The Conversation
Reviewed: 04-12-16
As a healthcare provider, this is a difficult discussion to have with any family let alone your own family. Dr Volandes puts the decision into the hands of the patients. His book was very well written and informative and I had the pleasure to hear him during a case management convention in Florida. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing him speak and discuss this difficult subject. I plan to reference his book to our patients and their families and encourage them to have the discussion before it's too late.
Thank You for putting into words what everyone "tip-toes" around.
Hilda Crystal, RN
Oreana, IL
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