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Second Chances: When Life Sends You Lemons
SECOND CHANCES : WHEN LIFE SENDS YOU LEMONS is a dynamic collection of short stories, each with a different theme and setting. All of Gerber’s main characters have reached impasses in their lives and need to make a major lifestyle change, often because of a poor past decision. In “The Hamster’s Wheel,” you will meet Crystal Walker, a mother who overcomes her addiction to drugs and alcohol. “Spam Anyone,” a spoof about health care, highlights an international work crew who challenges the CEO who abuses them. In “Shooting Under Par,” Dan Maling , a college student is wrongly accused of a crime and uses mental imagery to deal with the stress of jail confinement. If you like stories about people overcoming life challenges, you’ll love SECOND CHANCES. Some of the stories will make you laugh. Some may make you cry. All will make you think.
144 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 4, 2021
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About the author
Lois Gerber
12 books3 followersLois Gerber, RN, BSN, MPH believes in the spirit of community health nursing-its focus on wellness, relationships, families, and communities. Her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Pittsburgh and her Master of Public Health degree from the University of Michigan opened many professional doors. In 1993, she received the Excellence in Nursing practice award from the Kappa Iota chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, an international nursing honor society.
As a child, Lois loved to read and write and was especially inspired by Helen Well's Cherry Ames book series about nurses practicing in the various nursing specialties. Pearl Buck, whose books focused on culture and family dynamics, was another of her favorite authors.
In Ohio and Michigan, Lois worked as a staff nurse and care coordinator in home health care agencies, public health departments, and an Area Agency on Aging. Along with being married and raising two children, she taught nursing students at the university level for twenty-four years. For eleven years, through her geriatric care management services, she counseled families dealing with elder care issues, developed care plans for their frail members, and monitored their living situations. Her goal was to provide individualized care and keep the patient as safe and independent as possible.
In 1995, she began to write clinical articles and stories about her patients' challenges in overcoming health and psychosocial problems. She expanded her writing endeavors when she moved to Florida in 2005. Presently, she has over fifty articles and stories published in nursing journals and women's literary magazines and three books on Amazon, all short story collections that reflect her community health nursing experiences.
Lois has done volunteer work for the Chiles Academy, a high school in Florida for pregnant and parenting teens. At the present time, she advocates for foster children through the state's Guardian Ad Litem program.
Lois has served people of all ages, various religions and ethnicities, and different socio-economic levels.
"Runaway Girl: A Nurse's Story" is meant to honor the nursing profession and the strong resilient nurses in it. It's a story of triumph over adversity and illustrates the power of the human spirit.
As a child, Lois loved to read and write and was especially inspired by Helen Well's Cherry Ames book series about nurses practicing in the various nursing specialties. Pearl Buck, whose books focused on culture and family dynamics, was another of her favorite authors.
In Ohio and Michigan, Lois worked as a staff nurse and care coordinator in home health care agencies, public health departments, and an Area Agency on Aging. Along with being married and raising two children, she taught nursing students at the university level for twenty-four years. For eleven years, through her geriatric care management services, she counseled families dealing with elder care issues, developed care plans for their frail members, and monitored their living situations. Her goal was to provide individualized care and keep the patient as safe and independent as possible.
In 1995, she began to write clinical articles and stories about her patients' challenges in overcoming health and psychosocial problems. She expanded her writing endeavors when she moved to Florida in 2005. Presently, she has over fifty articles and stories published in nursing journals and women's literary magazines and three books on Amazon, all short story collections that reflect her community health nursing experiences.
Lois has done volunteer work for the Chiles Academy, a high school in Florida for pregnant and parenting teens. At the present time, she advocates for foster children through the state's Guardian Ad Litem program.
Lois has served people of all ages, various religions and ethnicities, and different socio-economic levels.
"Runaway Girl: A Nurse's Story" is meant to honor the nursing profession and the strong resilient nurses in it. It's a story of triumph over adversity and illustrates the power of the human spirit.
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September 26, 2025
Hard struggles
The short stories show both compassion and perseverance. Many people struggle in life due to their family lives and upbringing. Life is hard and people can be cruel..but many people in nursing and social work can reach and direct people to change, to believe in themselves,and to create a new and better life. A good read.
The short stories show both compassion and perseverance. Many people struggle in life due to their family lives and upbringing. Life is hard and people can be cruel..but many people in nursing and social work can reach and direct people to change, to believe in themselves,and to create a new and better life. A good read.
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