![]() Eventually the children landed in the home of their paternal grandparents, whose tough-love attitudes quickly resulted in conflicts. In this extraordinary and inspiring debut memoir, Jesse Thistle, once a high school dropout and now a rising Indigenous scholar, chronicles his life on the streets and how he overcame trauma and addiction to discover the truth about who he is.Ībandoned by his parents as a toddler, Jesse Thistle briefly found himself in the foster-care system with his two brothers, cut off from all they had known. January 28- Jesse Thistle: From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless and Finding My Way ![]() Mike Barnes writes with sensitivity and grace about fellowship, responsibility, and joyful relatedness-what it means to simply be with the people that we love. In brief passages that cast fresh light on what it means to live with dementia, Barnes shares trials, insights, solace-and, ultimately, inspiration. January 26- Mike Barnes: Be With: Letters to a Caregiverĭrawing on the author’s seven years of caring for his mother through Alzheimer’s, Be With: Letters to a Caregiver is what its title promises: four dispatches to an anonymous long-term caregiver. ![]()
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