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Excerpt from Helping the Disabled Veteran (Romer) - Homeless Vets

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  This excerpt comes from  Helping the Disabled Veteran  (Joanna Romer) Drive down any major thoroughfare in a medium to large-sized city, and you’re bound to see this sign at an intersection: “Homeless Veteran. Please Help.”  The sign is usually being wielded by a man between 20 and 70 years old, bedraggled in appearance and wearing a helpless expression on his face. Sometimes the sign says, “Will work for food,” especially if the Veteran is on the younger side. Sometimes the sign bearer is disabled, with just one leg, standing on crutches or in a wheelchair. What do we do when we see such a person? The light changes and we drive on through the intersection; or, if we’re feeling charitable, we put a dollar in the outstretched cup. Sometimes if we get a look at the veteran’s face, a tear may come to our eye: there’s something very wrong about this situation. The more cynical among us may posit that the whole thing is an act—that the man with the sign is jus...

Recently released: Audiobook edition of Life after Losing a Child

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  Recently released: Audiobook edition of  Life after Losing a Child  (Young & Romer). Book Description Life after Losing a Child  tells the poignant stories of a dozen individuals who have suffered the loss of a child. and describes how they learned to heal. This book shows readers who have suffered the loss of a loved one how to come to grips with the loss and handle the grief; how to engage in activities that help the healing process; and how to find the strength to move on.   For more posts about Pat and her books, click   HERE . To purchase copies of any MSI Press book at 25% discount, use code FF25 at  MSI Press webstore . Want to read an MSI Press book and not have to buy for it? (1) Ask your local library to purchase and shelve it. (2) Ask us for a review copy; we love to have our books reviewed. VISIT OUR  WEBSITE  TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ALL OUR AUTHORS AND TITLES. Sign up for the MSI Press LLC monthly newsletter (recent releases, s...

Recently released: Audiobook edition of Life after Losing a Child

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  Recently released: Audiobook edition of  Life after Losing a Child  (Young & Romer). Book Description Life after Losing a Child  tells the poignant stories of a dozen individuals who have suffered the loss of a child. and describes how they learned to heal. This book shows readers who have suffered the loss of a loved one how to come to grips with the loss and handle the grief; how to engage in activities that help the healing process; and how to find the strength to move on.   For more posts about Pat and her books, click   HERE . To purchase copies of any MSI Press book at 25% discount, use code FF25 at  MSI Press webstore . Want to read an MSI Press book and not have to buy for it? (1) Ask your local library to purchase and shelve it. (2) Ask us for a review copy; we love to have our books reviewed. VISIT OUR  WEBSITE  TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ALL OUR AUTHORS AND TITLES. Sign up for the MSI Press LLC monthly newsletter (recent releases, s...