A Cup of Comfort for Nurses

Description

The moving tales of these dedicated nurses, along with the dozens of others in A Cup of Comfort for Nurses are sure to appeal to readers everywhere-and may even inspire some of them to take up the nurses mantle themselves. Doctors have long been considered the heroes of the medical profession. Yet it is the nurses who are there for us at birth, death, and every bump, bruise, or break in between. A Cup of Comfort for Nurses brings the tales of more than fifty of these underappreciated professionals to life, including:Bonnie, who along with one of her fellow nurses, became known to her patients as "Comfort and Joy"Julie, who became a nurse (along with four of her siblings) after caring for a physically and mentally delayed sister in her home under the guidance of her doting motherDot, who served her country during World War II by caring for injured soldiers home from the frontThe moving tales of these dedicated nurses, along with the dozens of others in A Cup of Comfort for Nurses are sure to appeal to readers everywhere-and may even inspire some of them to take up the nurses mantle themselves.

First Sentence

Fear gripped me tightly in its fist as I lay alone in my hospital room the evening before the mastectomy that would give me the chance to live and to enjoy my grandchildren.

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Other Editions

• A Cup of Comfort for Nurses: Stories of Caring And Compassion (Cup of Comfort)PaperbackAdams Media Corporation2006-03-31
• A Cup of Comfort for NurseseBookF+W Media, Inc.2009-01-01