To Harry, volunteering is a compulsion driven by desire and need... an incurable disease that is more him than he is himself.
He protects and covets this malady like an illicit love affair. The author, being exposed to many volunteers in different
Hospices, became aware of certain impressive traits. With a background in sales and influenced by religion he found that a
harsh honesty was a foundation that others could lean on. The Harrys' he met have this as a common denominator. Around it
there are a range of all the flavors… from pious to risqué.
He protects and covets this malady like an illicit love affair. The author, being exposed to many volunteers in different
Hospices, became aware of certain impressive traits. With a background in sales and influenced by religion he found that a
harsh honesty was a foundation that others could lean on. The Harrys' he met have this as a common denominator. Around it
there are a range of all the flavors… from pious to risqué.
It takes a special person to become a Hospice Volunteer and be extremely good at it. Harry is one of these special people.
His life centers around his Volunteer work and the people he meets and works with. His patients and their stories are based
on real life characters and events. This book will have you laughing out loud one minute…then perhaps wiping away a tear the
next.
This book is not only a “must read” for anyone considering becoming a Volunteer but everybody who has a loved one who is,
or will be, in need of Hospice, will gain some valuable information and insight on what to expect.
His life centers around his Volunteer work and the people he meets and works with. His patients and their stories are based
on real life characters and events. This book will have you laughing out loud one minute…then perhaps wiping away a tear the
next.
This book is not only a “must read” for anyone considering becoming a Volunteer but everybody who has a loved one who is,
or will be, in need of Hospice, will gain some valuable information and insight on what to expect.
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The author, C. Goodrich, drew on his experience as a Hospice and Nursing Home Volunteer to create this masterful work. The
book is in novel form and gives the reader a glimpse into the world of Hospice and Nursing Homes. For Volunteers it is a
valuable tool, offering insight on how to handle difficult situations that can and often arise in dealing with patients and their loved
ones. For those considering becoming a Volunteer, it will give valuable insight on what to expect. For the general public, it is an
entertaining novel that tells the life of one of those devoted, “special” people who become Volunteers and donate their time
giving comfort to the aged and terminally ill.
“I hate to use the old cliché, “I couldn’t put this book down”, but in all honesty, I found it to be true while reading “The Volunteer’
s Non-Medical Novel”. The author does a superb job of telling the life of a Volunteer. I would find myself laughing out loud one
minute, then two or three pages later, wiping a tear from my eye. To think that the characters and situations in this book are
based on real life people and events makes it special.”
Steve Badgley / BPC
book is in novel form and gives the reader a glimpse into the world of Hospice and Nursing Homes. For Volunteers it is a
valuable tool, offering insight on how to handle difficult situations that can and often arise in dealing with patients and their loved
ones. For those considering becoming a Volunteer, it will give valuable insight on what to expect. For the general public, it is an
entertaining novel that tells the life of one of those devoted, “special” people who become Volunteers and donate their time
giving comfort to the aged and terminally ill.
“I hate to use the old cliché, “I couldn’t put this book down”, but in all honesty, I found it to be true while reading “The Volunteer’
s Non-Medical Novel”. The author does a superb job of telling the life of a Volunteer. I would find myself laughing out loud one
minute, then two or three pages later, wiping a tear from my eye. To think that the characters and situations in this book are
based on real life people and events makes it special.”
Steve Badgley / BPC
