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ALLEN: A Firefighter's Journey Through PTSD and Healing
On a cold December night in 2019, Keith Hanks sits crying in his basement with a gun in his hands. Gripped by guilt, shame, and a life filled with pain and torment, he makes a decision that changes the course of his life and others. He pulls the trigger. What happens next is nothing short of a miracle.
Allen is a journey through the life of a man plagued by astronomical trauma and adversity. From a young child who faced multiple forms of abuse and bullying, to a man who ran into danger as a firefighter and EMT, Keith's life is filled with many challenges. The other constant is his overwhelming ability to survive and overcome.
Through resilience and a hardened soul, Keith takes his inner demons and turns the tables on them, using his story to help others. He shows not only his fellow first responders but the world that within relentless trauma and pain, there lies an unmatchable strength and drive to live a better life.
Allen is a journey through the life of a man plagued by astronomical trauma and adversity. From a young child who faced multiple forms of abuse and bullying, to a man who ran into danger as a firefighter and EMT, Keith's life is filled with many challenges. The other constant is his overwhelming ability to survive and overcome.
Through resilience and a hardened soul, Keith takes his inner demons and turns the tables on them, using his story to help others. He shows not only his fellow first responders but the world that within relentless trauma and pain, there lies an unmatchable strength and drive to live a better life.
300 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 4, 2024
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July 6, 2024
This can be a difficult read. There are sensitive issues and difficult topics.
Those very reasons are what make this book an important read. The title is "A Firefighter's Journey Through PTSD and Healing", this does not make the story unique to firefighters though. This story can be anyone's story and while reading the author's story it is important to ask yourself, "What if this was a friend of mine?", "Would I know they were going through this? Would I know how to help them?"
Reading Allen: A Firefighter's Journey can help you understand the difficulties your local firefighter, police officer, EMT, military member, and many other service members go through and what it takes to help them through difficult times. It may help you understand how difficult things are for them or why they struggle.
I highly recommend this book.
Those very reasons are what make this book an important read. The title is "A Firefighter's Journey Through PTSD and Healing", this does not make the story unique to firefighters though. This story can be anyone's story and while reading the author's story it is important to ask yourself, "What if this was a friend of mine?", "Would I know they were going through this? Would I know how to help them?"
Reading Allen: A Firefighter's Journey can help you understand the difficulties your local firefighter, police officer, EMT, military member, and many other service members go through and what it takes to help them through difficult times. It may help you understand how difficult things are for them or why they struggle.
I highly recommend this book.
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