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Jan 1, 2003 · Stern tells her story with great humor and poignancy, creating a wonderful portrait of a middle-aged, Woody Allen–ish woman who was “deeply and neurotically terrified of sick and dead people,” but who went out into the world to save other people’s lives as a way of saving her own. Her story begins with the boot camp of EMT training: 140 ...
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Jan 1, 2003 · Paperback – January 1, 2003. by Jane Stern (Author) 4.3 514 ratings. See all formats and editions. The basis for the movie starring Kathy Bates, Ambulance Girl is an inspiring story by a woman who found, somewhat late in life, that “in helping others I learned to help myself.”. Jane Stern was a walking encyclopedia of panic attacks ...
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Apr 27, 2004 · Jane Stern. Crown, Apr 27, 2004 - Biography & Autobiography - 240 pages. The basis for the movie starring Kathy Bates, Ambulance Girl is an inspiring story by a woman who found, somewhat late in life, that “in helping others I learned to help myself.”. Jane Stern was a walking encyclopedia of panic attacks, depression, and hypochondria.
- Jane Stern
- Crown, 2004
- 1400048699, 9781400048694
Apr 1, 2004 · At the end, she is named the first woman officer of the department—a triumph we joyously share with her. Ambulance Girl is an inspiring story by a woman who found, somewhat late in life, that “in helping others I learned to help myself.”. It is a book to be treasured and shared. From the Hardcover edition.
2. Stern’s encounter with her “first dead guy” drives home the inevitability of unanswered questions in life. She wants to know why the man’s brother didn’t notice he was blue; why the brother suffers from a grotesque facial deformity; why the brother failed to call 911 earlier in the day.
The basis for the movie starring Kathy Bates, Ambulance Girl is an inspiring story by a woman who found, somewhat late in life, that “in helping others I learned to help myself.” Jane Stern was a walking encyclopedia of panic attacks, depression, and hypochondria. Her marriage of more than thirty years was suffering, and she was virtually immobilized by fear and anxiety.
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"Don't judge a book by its movie," is a 21st century twist on a timeless kernel of wisdom. I believe this holds true for the book Ambulance Girl: How I Saved Myself By Becoming an EMT by Jane Stern. It's a very well-written book that later became a straight-to-DVD movie. Though the movie only appealed to a small audience, the book is a great read.
- Jane Stern