Run, Don't Walk: The Curious and Chaotic Life of a Physical Therapist Inside Walter Reed Army Medical Center Hardcover
Author: Visit Amazon's Adele Levine Page - ISBN: 1583335390 - Language: English - Format: PDF, EPUB
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"A bittersweet chronicle about caretaking for the nonlethal casualties of war." - Kirkus Reviews
"Is it possible to write a funny memoir about being a physical therapist who works with amputees at Walter Reed Army Medical Center? Surprisingly, yes." - Booklist
"If you're looking for a weepy inspirational book, run, don't walk in the opposite direction-Levine isn't here to jerk tears. Instead, she's written a mordantly funny account of how soldiers and their rehab teams really make it through amputation, PTSD, and more. And it's . . . an inspiration." - The Washingtonian
"Levine shines a light on the lives of soldiers and their families after the (perhaps) heroic welcome and the crowds have stopped cheering. It focuses on the time when it is up to them to cobble a life out of what is left of them." - New York Journal of Books
"This is one of those true stories that, when you're done reading, you'll wish you could read it again for the first time. And how could you resist a book like that?" - The Bookworm Sez
"Is it possible to write a funny memoir about being a physical therapist who works with amputees at Walter Reed Army Medical Center? Surprisingly, yes." - Booklist
"If you're looking for a weepy inspirational book, run, don't walk in the opposite direction-Levine isn't here to jerk tears. Instead, she's written a mordantly funny account of how soldiers and their rehab teams really make it through amputation, PTSD, and more. And it's . . . an inspiration." - The Washingtonian
"Levine shines a light on the lives of soldiers and their families after the (perhaps) heroic welcome and the crowds have stopped cheering. It focuses on the time when it is up to them to cobble a life out of what is left of them." - New York Journal of Books
"This is one of those true stories that, when you're done reading, you'll wish you could read it again for the first time. And how could you resist a book like that?" - The Bookworm Sez
"Adele has captured the unique, frenetic, protective world that was Walter Reed Army Medical Center from 2003 until its closure in 2011. Her dedication and the dedication of all who labored mightily there to save and rebuild our Wounded Warriors’ broken bodies and detoured lives is an overlooked part of modern warfare. Reading this book brought me right back to the hours I spent on a treatment table surrounded by my fellow Wounded Warriors as we pushed each other, using grit, gallows humor and even bribes of cookies in order to face yet another day of pain on our road back to our new futures. Read this book to gain a window into an aspect of combat and a cost that our troops, their families and their caretakers must bear that is no less heroic than those of the battlefield. "
—Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth, Iraq War Veteran, former Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs
"Run, Don't Walk captures the essence of what it was like to be at Walter Reed during its darkest days. And it is told by one of the true un-sung heroes of the wounded from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: The Physical Therapist. It is heartbreaking and hilarious. Levine captures the disappointments, the heartache and the triumphs of the injured troops and the spirit of those determined to save them. Truly a remarkable book that tells a side of the war story very few ever witness or live to tell about."
—Cami McCormick, CBS News Correspondent
"I've never read anything like Run, Don’t Walk, except possibly the first chapter of Catch 22. Humor heals, comforts, and saves. Don't take my word for it. Read this magnificent book."
—Josh Hanagarne, author of The World’s Strongest Librarian
“An amputee rehabilitation center is a crucible of emotion, and this book throbs with the pulse of a human heart. The characters are hilarious, harsh, eccentric, brave, and real, portrayed with tenderness and unflinching honesty. Yet Levine moved me more with what she didn't say. A master of understatement, she paints a picture of what it's like to work at this strange job, patching up broken soldiers only to be sent back to war— and tells her own story, setting her own sorrows and struggles beside the pain of her amputee patients.”
—Lydia Netzer, author of Shine Shine Shine
—Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth, Iraq War Veteran, former Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs
"Run, Don't Walk captures the essence of what it was like to be at Walter Reed during its darkest days. And it is told by one of the true un-sung heroes of the wounded from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: The Physical Therapist. It is heartbreaking and hilarious. Levine captures the disappointments, the heartache and the triumphs of the injured troops and the spirit of those determined to save them. Truly a remarkable book that tells a side of the war story very few ever witness or live to tell about."
—Cami McCormick, CBS News Correspondent
"I've never read anything like Run, Don’t Walk, except possibly the first chapter of Catch 22. Humor heals, comforts, and saves. Don't take my word for it. Read this magnificent book."
—Josh Hanagarne, author of The World’s Strongest Librarian
“An amputee rehabilitation center is a crucible of emotion, and this book throbs with the pulse of a human heart. The characters are hilarious, harsh, eccentric, brave, and real, portrayed with tenderness and unflinching honesty. Yet Levine moved me more with what she didn't say. A master of understatement, she paints a picture of what it's like to work at this strange job, patching up broken soldiers only to be sent back to war— and tells her own story, setting her own sorrows and struggles beside the pain of her amputee patients.”
—Lydia Netzer, author of Shine Shine Shine
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DETAILS
- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: Avery; 1 edition (April 10, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1583335390
- ISBN-13: 978-1583335390
- Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.9 x 1.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #7 in Books > Medical Books > Medicine > Internal Medicine > Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- #16 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Mental Health > Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
- #42 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Exercise & Fitness > Injuries & Rehabilitation
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Exceptionally gifted storyteller author/physical therapist Adele Levine, though seldom asked about her job, presents this colorful outstanding book: "Walk Don't Run", recalling her work rehabilitating poly-traumatic combat amputees. These young, (mostly enlisted) Army soldiers and Marines arrived at Walter Reed Army Medical Center within 72 hours of severe traumatic combat injury from the war in Iraq or Afghanistan. Highly skilled trained medics/surgeons were recognized for saving lives which in the past would have been lost.
The top floor of the Military Advanced Training Center (MATC), with the glass observatory walls, (to accommodate tour groups) was open for physical therapy from 0700-1600 hours daily, and began immediately. Military and civilian staff worked as a cordinated MATC team to deal with the large influx of patients walking around on stiff metal legs or pushing wheelchairs with stumps. Walter the therapy service dog, (with his proper service vest) was often called to nuzzle or lay his head on comforting an injured vet. On occasion, he would sneak past the Colonel, leaving his physical therapy duty station, to dine in the nearest cafeteria garbage can. There were also social workers, chaplains, Red Cross and other volunteers, who donated their time and energy to assist.
Especially with the challenging patients as double amputee Cosmo, who typically expressed himself with expletive F***, with an attitude to match; Levine used her unique gifts of humor, cheer, and positivity where in the MATC "everything was celebrated", to aid in patient recovery. Levine holds a doctorate degree in Physical Therapy graduating from the University of Maryland in 2005.
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