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Greg Payan

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in Queens, NY, The United States

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Greg Payan was born and raised in Queens, NY. While currently working full time as a journalist, fate intervened when his then partner, now wife, was struck by a sudden brain hemorrhage. He detailed the health crisis in his memoir, Please Stay (2018), his only full-length book. Employing actual correspondence which updated friends, colleagues and loved ones through long emails at the end of each of 24 ICU days; text messages sent back and forth to to family as things unfolded; and photos documenting events as they happened the reader experiences the fears and prayers of all involved in a medical crisis.

Please Stay is a book that one person described as ‘more of a love letter at times, than a memoir.’ It’s a unique story of love and survival ...more

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“If she could not teach as a college professor, she could not be happy. If she lost any small bit of her brain function, she would never be OK. If that happened, her happiness would not be possible.”
― Greg Payan, Please Stay: A Brain Bleed, A Life In The Balance, A Love Story

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“Some estimates find that up to 70 percent of caregivers can show some signs of depression. They can suffer from lack of sleep, poor diet, and a host of other issues, including higher rates of smoking and alcohol use. One study on caregivers showed that more than one-third used alcohol as a coping mechanism.”
― Greg Payan, Please Stay: A Brain Bleed, A Life In The Balance, A Love Story

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“The experience is not something I have fully recovered from, nor do I think I ever will. I will never be OK. I worry about Holly not only in the moment but also in the future. Is she feeling all right? How will she feel in an hour? How will she feel after a long day of teaching on Tuesday?”
― Greg Payan, Please Stay: A Brain Bleed, A Life In The Balance, A Love Story

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