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Excerpt from Helping the Disabled Veteran (Romer): Holidays

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Happy Fourth of July, 2020! In celebration of this day, we present an excerpt from Joanna Romer's popular book, Helping the Disabled Veteran . Excerpt: Holidays The holidays may be a poignant time for your veteran, perhaps more than you realize. If he or she lost a friend in battle, or simply during the course of military service, your veteran may be reminded of that friendship with sadness during the holidays. Even though you’ve never met this friend, you should respect your veteran’s grief—the friendship may have been very close. Your veteran may feel guilty if unable to do Christmas shopping. If they are confined to a wheelchair, for instance. You can offer to help—either by buying the items he/she picks out or by setting your veteran up on the computer to do some online shopping. It goes without saying that lending a little extra cash during this time would be welcome. On the day of the holiday itself, don’t be surprised if your veteran wants to stay in his/he

Book Review: Helping the Disabled Veteran (Joanna Romer)

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Review from MidWest Book Review, April 19, 2019 Reviewer's Choice Helping the Disabled  Veteran Joanna Romer MSI Press 1760-F Airline Hwy, #203, Hollister, CA 950243 http://msipress.com 9781942891789, $14.95, PB, 124pp, www.msipress.com/shop/ "Helping the Disabled Veteran: How to Assist Your Disabled Veteran's Adjustment to Civilian Life" by Joanna Romer suggests 'real world practical' ways to assist disabled veterans leaving the military and trying to integrate back into mainstream society in spite of their disabilities. The chapters comprising "Helping the Disabled Veteran" contain recommendations, suggestions, and practical suggestions, based on a large number of wide-ranging interviews with disabled veterans about their experiences after returning from war. Impressively informative, thoughtful and thought-provoking, "Helping the Disabled Veteran" should be a part of every community, college, and university library collection

Daily Excerpt: Helping the Disabled Veteran - The Soldier's Psalm

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  This excerpt comes from Helping the Disabled Veteran  (Joanna Romer) The Soldier’s Psalm   Psalm 91 has been called the Soldier’s Psalm because of an unusual incident during World War I. The men in the 91 st Infantry Brigade of the U.S. Expeditionary Army were all given the psalm printed on little cards right before going into battle. The 91 st Brigade was engaged in three of the worst battles of the war — the Argonne, Chateau Thierry, and Belle Wood, but the men prayed the psalm daily and suffered not a single casualty. Other American units engaged in those same battles had up to 90% casualties (The Soldier’s Psalm). With such a record, it’s no wonder that the psalm has become known throughout the world as providing protection for soldiers. As a veteran, perhaps you’ve heard of it; maybe you’ve even prayed it yourself. If you’re a friend, sister or brother of a veteran, you may not be aware of the power of Psalm 91 — perhaps now is the time to become acquainted: Psalm 91 He that d

The Story behind the Book: Helping the Disabled Veteran (Romer)

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  Editor's comment. I am commenting here because Joanna has passed on, but her book has not; it is still very much alive and selling. It continues to provide good advice to those who are welcoming home and continuing to support disabled veterans. This book was an easy sell to us and something that authors trying to find a publisher might think about. First and important, Joanna had already published several books with us -- wonderful ones that helped a lot of people and some of which won national awards. So, quality of writing was no issue. Second, the topic was close to us. MSI Press was veteran-founded and, after conversion to an LLC, is veteran-run. (Note: we have a new book, being released, on September 15 that also addresses disabled veteran issues -- Heart to Heart Resuscitation; not yet advertised, but it will be soon. Watch for it!) For more book back stories, click HERE . For more stories about Joanna and her books, click HERE . For more posts/books about veterans, click H

Happy Veteran's Day 2022

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  MSI Press wishes all its readers and staff a happy veteran's day this November 11, 2022.  A special treat for our readers -- Helping the Disabled Veteran by Joanna Romer. Treat yourself to excerpts HERE . Get a 25% discount with code FF25 at MSI Press webstore. Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .

Recently Released: Audio Book Edition of Helping the Disabled Veteran (Romer)

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Recently released: audio book of Joanna Romer's book, Helping the Disabled Veteran: How to Assist Your Disabled Veteran's Adjustment to Civilian Life . In this, her final, book, the late Joanna Romer suggests ways to assist disabled veterans leaving the military and trying to integrate back into mainstream society in spite of their disabilities. Chapters contain recommendations, suggestions, and practical suggestions, based on a large number of wide-ranging interviews with disabled veterans about their experiences after returning from war. For more posts about Joanna Romer and her books, click  HERE . Purchase this book at discount from the  MSI Press webstore . Use Coupon Code FF25 for 25% off. Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Planning on self-publishing and don't know where to start? Our  author au pair  s

Our Suggestion for Veterans' Day

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  Our suggestion for Veteran's Day: Helping the Disabled Veteran by Joanna Romer https://msipressblog.blogspot.com/search?q=helping+the+disabled+veteran Get the paperback at 25% discount with coupon code FF25 at the MSI Press webstore . For more posts about Joanna and her books, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com. Want to communicate with one of our authors? You can! Find their contact information on our  Authors' Pages .

Book Alert: Noah's New Puppy

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Released today! Noah's New Puppy  was written from veteran Richard Rice's own experience  of post-war PTSD. The almost miraculous effects of his service dog, Abby, saved him and saved his  marriage, bringing him out of hiding. He shares this story with families of small children to help them understand the suffering of their parents  and the  healing effects a dog can bring to the whole family. The Parent's Guide encourages conversations between parents and their children about PTSD, post-deployment issues, or parents and children suffering from depression. Richard's brother, Vincent, another  veteran, is  the illustrator. Available online, at select retailers, and from the MSI Press webstore: www.msipress.com/shop. Use coupon code FF25 for a discount for blog followers.

The Story behind the Book: Helping the Disabled Veteran (Joanna Romer)

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  This week's blog post is the next in the series of book back stories and is the story behind Helping the Disabled Veteran (Romer). From the editor -  Little did Joanna know that this would be the last full book she ever wrote. (She published ten books with MSI Press.) In fact, the final chapter was written by Mary Ann Raemisch, one of our copyeditors who had edited Joanna's previous books. Joanna was in the process of revising the book (originally written on the broader topic of all veterans, then deliberately targeted toward one of the more forgotten groups of vets -- those who ended up disabled from their war experiences) when she died unexpectedly. The revision was complete except for the final chapter. A colleague of Joanna was able to find and download the book from Joanna's computer files. I approached Mary Ann, knowing that she was familiar with Joanna's style, given her extensive experience copyediting Joanna's work, and asked if she thought she could emu

Daily Excerpt: Helping the Disabled Veteran (Romer): Introduction

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  Excerpt from Helping the Disabled Veteran Kindle Paperback Introduction On a beautiful sunny day, I found myself sitting on a bench in the Ormond Museum Memorial Gardens, sur- rounded by tall palm trees and lush foliage next to a small pond dotted with water lilies. It was December 7th, Pearl Harbor Day, a fitting time to visit this park, which was founded by the City of Ormond Beach, Florida as “a living monument to creative freedom and equality of all persons, and to commemorate the service of World War II veterans who fought valiantly for that ideal.” Inside the Museum there is a bronze plaque inscribed with the names of Ormond Beach residents who fought in the war, with an honor roll commemorating those who perished. The Museum does not limit itself to veterans of World War II. On the grounds we can find a monument for local soldiers who died in World War I, and more recently, two more memorials were added—one dedicated to soldiers of the Vietnam War and another to veterans of t

Available on Pre-order: Heart to Heart Resuscitation (Victor Montgomery)

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  Available from the MSI Press webstore now on pre-order : Heart to Heart Resuscitation by Victor Montgomery. Coming soon on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other stores. I have your six ... The window of opportunity to make a difference for someone considering suicide can be a matter of seconds. The real-life stories in this book illustrate this tension dramatically. H2H Resuscitation —the book and the therapeutic model—provides encouragement and hope to overcome combat veterans’ immediate life-threatening depression and suicidal thoughts, the priority being to get veterans to safety.  “Oh, yes,” they hear on the other end of the phone line, “You do have a reason to live, and I will tell you why!” Through subsequent mentoring and group therapy, these rescued veterans are mentored to develop the strength, determination, and support to get out of danger and pull their lives together. The H2H Resuscitation model, designed by Vic Montgomery, ·        explores the psychological wounds of

Released Today: Heart to Heart Resuscitation (Montgomery)

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  Released today Heart to Heart Resuscitation: A Memoir and Heart to Heart Resuscitation: My Journal by Victor Montgomery III. A Memoir I have your six ... The window of opportunity to make a difference for someone considering suicide can be a matter of seconds. The real-life stories in this book illustrate this tension dramatically.  H2H Resuscitation -the book and the therapeutic model-provides encouragement and hope to overcome combat veterans' immediate life-threatening depression and suicidal thoughts, the priority being to get veterans to safety. "Oh, yes," they hear on the other end of the phone line, "You do have a reason to live, and I will tell you why!" Through subsequent mentoring and group therapy, these rescued veterans are mentored to develop the strength, determination, and support to get out of danger and pull their lives together. The H2H Resuscitation model, designed by Vic Montgomery, · explores the psychological wounds of war, specifically