Chapter Five A great man is he who has not lost the heart of a child. Mencius It’s been forty years, and I can still see him meandering down the long hill from the adult psychiatric ward to our Acorns’ cottage backyard where we took the kids with autism...
Chapter One Adversity introduces a man to himself. ~Anonymous I stand outside of the side entrance with my employee badge in hand, primed to key the wall lock that opens the steel-enforced security door leading into the psychiatric ER and my upcoming 12-hour shift. I...
Chapter Two At every crossway on the road that leads to the future, each progressive spirit is opposed by a thousand men appointed to guard the past. ~Maurice Maeterlinck “Got a good one for you,” Lisa, the admissions clerk, says. “Your timing’s impeccable,” I reply,...
Chapter Four Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. ~Leo Buscaglia I glare at the ringing phone, take a deep...
Chapter Three No matter how great a warrior, a chief cannot do battle without his Indians. ~Anonymous The next patient up is a twenty-something-year-old married female from an area hospital ER. Before interviewing her, I glance over the ER reports and her alleged...
