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My Life as a Doctor: Reflections on Burnout, Calling, and Retirement by Stan Eisele, M.D.

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https://www.amazon.com/My-Life-Doctor-Reflections-Retirement/dp/B0H22RBR21

A deeply honest physician memoir about burnout, calling, retirement, faith, and the human side of medicine.

After forty years in medicine, Dr. Stan Eisele thought he understood what it meant to serve others.

He was wrong.

In My Life as a Doctor: Reflections on Burnout, Calling, and Retirement, Dr. Eisele shares a personal and thoughtful journey through the life of a physician. From the childhood loss that first drew him toward the healing professions, to the demands of medical school, residency, patient care, healthcare bureaucracy, career burnout, and the emotional transition into retirement, this memoir offers a clear and moving look at what it means to live a life of service.

Dr. Eisele begins with the story of Chippers, his beloved childhood dog, whose illness became the first moment that opened his heart to medicine. What began as a desire to help animals slowly became a calling to care for people. His path led him through medical school at USC, internal medicine training, and decades of practice as a primary care physician.

But the dream was not always easy.

As the healthcare system changed, Dr. Eisele faced the pressure of insurance restrictions, HMO systems, corporate medicine, overwhelming documentation, emotional exhaustion, depression, and physician burnout. At times, the work that once felt like a calling began to feel like a burden.

Then came a turning point.

A move from San Diego to Eagle, Idaho, restored his sense of purpose and helped him reconnect with the heart of medicine: compassionate patient care, faith, family, and service. Later, a sudden life-threatening heart attack placed him in the unfamiliar role of patient instead of doctor. That experience changed his understanding of care, vulnerability, gratitude, and healing.

In retirement, Dr. Eisele discovers that calling does not end when a career ends. Through community, music, faith, and service, he finds new ways to give back and a deeper understanding of what it means to live with purpose.

This book is ideal for readers interested in:

Physician memoirs and doctor stories

Medical memoirs about burnout and healing

Faith-based reflections on calling and purpose

Retirement, identity, and life transitions

Patient care, compassion, and the human side of healthcare

Inspirational nonfiction about perseverance and service

My Life as a Doctor is more than a medical memoir. It is a story of purpose, resilience, gratitude, faith, and the quiet strength found in showing up for others with compassion, humility, and grace.

Brain Storms: Surviving Catastrophic Illness by Les Duncan

https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Storms-Surviving-Catastrophic-Illness/dp/1604622237

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Can one person survive four brain hemorrhages and two brain surgeries, and still live a normal, joyful life? Join survivor Les Duncan for Brain Storms, a collection of twenty-seven tips for coping with and recovering from catastrophic illness. These easy-to-read chapters-free from confusing technical jargon-will inspire you to take back your life. Full of tips and practical information-like how to find an exceptional doctor, the trick to listening to your body, building a life of sheer determination, and becoming an occasional but likable nuisance when necessary-will enable you to make recovery your full-time job. Applicable both for survivors and caretakers, Brain Storms also deals with the importance of maintaining relationships throughout the difficult healing process. Be inspired to survive.

The Triggering Scent: A Medical Thriller (The Abbey Roberts Series Book 1) by Jenny White

https://www.amazon.com/Triggering-Scent-Medical-Thriller-Roberts-ebook/dp/B0GTX6ZT74

Beep….Beep…..Beep…….

When the brilliant neurosurgeon, Dr. Mark Winston III operates on Abbey Roberts, he knows it will be a challenging procedure. But a drug addiction and withdrawal symptoms cause his hands to shake. Four hours into the operation, disaster occurs.

Almost a year after the botched brain surgery, Abbey returns to work, in her comfort zone the ICU. But all is not well. She struggles to differentiate right from wrong, realizes her personality is different and has gaps in her memory she can’t resolve. Living with her brain damage, she has to create her new world and at the same time hide her challenges.

Then her worst nightmare walks through the ICU doors and she must work side by side with the man who almost killed her, twice. How can Abbey navigate the ethical minefield of treating patients while her tormentor operates just down the hall?

When past and present collide, Abbey must decide if vengeance is worth risking everything.

Eternal Nights: Arrival by Richard Spegal

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https://www.amazon.com/Eternal-Nights-Arrival-Richard-Spegal/dp/1970703512

The Time Has Come.

In AD2019 they met their Progenitor and finally learned the truth about not only their origins, but the origins of all vampires. They also learned the horrible truth of the beginning of everything, and the scourge that was unleashed throughout the universe. A force that had gone unchecked for billions upon billions of years. They vowed to stop it… assuming it still existed.

In AD3325 the enemy was no longer hypothetical, and the human race was no longer alone.

The coming force is an enemy unlike anything the races of the galaxy had ever faced. A living hunger, capable of consuming entire galaxies. Sentient locusts with numbers that could blot out the stars. When they enter a galaxy, it is a sign that the End of Days has begun.

This is not an enemy that can be fought from the shadows.

Having lived for thousands of years, they have changed. Their entire family has changed. They will still stand in defense of the mortal races, but it will be on their terms. The mortal races will accept them, or they will disappear forever and let the galaxy burn.

The Shakeeth have arrived, and in order to face the coming darkness, Johnathon and Danielle will have to take their family into the light.

About the author

I’ve been writing for years, but only started publishing about 3 1/2 years ago. I pride myself on adult oriented entertainment. The relationships, the language, the complicated plot threads, and a lot of the situations are geared toward an older audience. Honestly, I think anyone would get enjoyment from the reading, but the more life experience you have, the more you will be able to relate to what is happening. Regarding relationships, for example, my characters tend to be married or have a family. This isn’t the kind of romance that younger audience members can relate to.

I also pride myself on brutal realistic detail. The characters talk like real people, act like real people, think like real people, and make the decisions real people would make. No one goes “suddenly stupid” so that the plot can happen. No, my characters are the one driving the plot. That is how it should, but that’s been forgotten by creators over the last decade or so, which is why so much of everything fails now.

There are old editions on Amazon, because Amazon refuses to take listings down. I hate that because it can be confusing, but at least the old editions are marked as unavailable, or are otherwise obvious. The new stuff tends to be at the top. My 5th book should be out within a couple weeks of this posting, and number 6 is scheduled for Spring 2026. Beyond that, it’ll be my publisher’s decision as to how fast the books go live.

What Do You Call Your Grandparents by Eileen E J Walker

https://www.amazon.com/What-You-Call-Your-Grandparents/dp/1970749326

Lily has a day off from school. She will spend the day with her grandparents. Grandparents are always a lot of fun. Perhaps you have a favorite memory of your grandparents. Maybe your favorite memory as a child relates to food, eating or preparing it. Maybe your favorite memory is visiting a certain place, playing games or making crafts. Around the world, the name for ‘grandma’ and ‘grandpa’, varies. Enjoy reading this book to your grandchildren and may the memories you create bring joy to you all.

About the author

Eileen Walker has launched into the world of writing children’s book, quickly, with her 3rd book in a series. This book was initially intended to be her first. Although writing has been in the recesses of her mind for many years, it wasn’t until she became a grandmother, that she was inspired to write children’s books. She hopes you and the children you read with, will enjoy learning what to call family members, in other languages.