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Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Book Review: Beyond the Words by Andrea Durbin
Beyond the Words by Andrea Durbin Genre: Nonfiction / Essays ISBN: 9798869228604 Print Length: 80 pages Reviewed by Erica Ball The people who work in healthcare settings are witness to daily crises, illness, and trauma. Beyo…
The people who work in healthcare settings are witness to daily crises, illness, and trauma. Beyond the Words: Exploring the Edges of Language and Life offers a glimpse into what some of these days might be like and the kind of thoughts such experiences leave behind for those who take on duties of care.
In concise but moving prose, the author, a speech-language pathologist (SLP), tells of some of the people and conversations she took home from her work at a skilled nursing facility. Previously a long-time writer and editor, she explains she began writing this book as a way to process the ups and downs she was experiencing in her new career.
The short vignettes she recounts are full of wit, wisdom, and gentle humor. They touch upon incredibly difficult moments for her and her patients, from those unable to swallow food and water due to accident or illness to Alzheimer's patients who cannot grasp where they are or why, from cooperative patients to those so nasty the nurses avoid them. It's a quick read, but it covers an array of the stark and raw human experiences that are daily life for professionals such as her.
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