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There's a tradition at Mercy Regional Hospital that the nurses take very seriously. The window blinds are always kept closed for a patient with a good prognosis. But for a patient who’s not expected to make it, the blinds are left open so the soul can be set free when the time comes. Hope Wyatt, single mother, aspiring poet and new-to-practice nurse makes the mistake of closing the blinds on a terminally ill patient her first day on the job. Her colleagues quickly let her know what a tremendous foul-up she has made, and aren’t in any rush to let her forget about it. When Hope’s friend Will ends up in the ICU in a coma, she isn’t sure if she should leave the blinds open or closed for him. Already struggling with the hard hand that life has dealt her, Hope tries her best to hold it all together and find some peace in the turmoil around her. Inspired by Saul, the husband of a cancer patient, and Marjorie, a fellow nurse on her unit, Hope adopts a new philosophy about coping with the emotional highs and lows of caregiving. One that gives her the strength to boldly defy the tradition of the blinds, and do what she knows in her heart is right.
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Open - Marcus Engel& Amy Vega
There's a tradition at Mercy Regional Hospital that the nurses take very seriously. The window blinds are always kept closed for a patient with a good prognosis. But for a patient who’s not expected to make it, the blinds are left open so the soul can be set free when the time comes. Hope Wyatt, single mother, aspiring poet and new-to-practice nurse makes the mistake of closing the blinds on a terminally ill patient her first day on the job. Her colleagues quickly let her know what a tremendous foul-up she has made, and aren’t in any rush to let her forget about it. When Hope’s friend Will ends up in the ICU in a coma, she isn’t sure if she should leave the blinds open or closed for him. Already struggling with the hard hand that life has dealt her, Hope tries her best to hold it all together and find some peace in the turmoil around her. Inspired by Saul, the husband of a cancer patient, and Marjorie, a fellow nurse on her unit, Hope adopts a new philosophy about coping with the emotional highs and lows of caregiving. One that gives her the strength to boldly defy the tradition of the blinds, and do what she knows in her heart is right.
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Marcus Engel & Amy Glenn Vega
Open
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Description
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Chapter 1
HOPE WYATT PULLED on her brand new scrubs and stared at herself in the mirror, glancing back and forth between her reflection and the photo on her name badge. She really liked how her picture had turned out. Every strand of her wavy brown hair was smoothed perfectly in place; her eyes weren’t squinted shut like they normally did in pictures, and she had a warm, genuine smile. She looked happy, because she was.
Happy, and proud of the two letters behind her name: RN.
You look like a real nurse, Mama,
said Sam, her son, as he leapt onto her bed, messing up the neatly made comforter and throw pillows like only a five year old could do.
"That’s because I am a real nurse now, honey. She spun around and tapped her finger playfully on the tip of his nose.
And you, my love… you look like a little boy who needs to put on his shoes so we can get going."
I don’t wanna go to stool today,
he moaned, pulling a pillow over his head.
The word is school, honey. Not stool.
Skooo-wooool,
he attempted. "I don’t want to go to stool today. It’s