Delay, Deny, Hope They Die: World Trade Center first responders-the battle for health care and compensation
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (576 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0615487564 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 276 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Our 9/11 heroes" according to M. Springer. This page turner describes an NYC police officer's journey on 9/11, and the aftermath. It is an amazing tell of the human spirit, good and bad. It was so brutally hard on these people to cope with,then they got seriously ill and many have died. What happened to our compassion? This really brings to light how we expect our emergency personnel to come to our rescue at great risk to their own lives. If another emergency takes place we are going to expect our fine young men and women to go towards the emergency, not run from it as commo. All Facts As Bill Tells it. Bill Dement Tells it like it is! Anyone who wants to know what is was like on 9/11 must read this book , it is a first hand witness like Bill Dement who can only describe in detail the living nightmare all sick first responders are going through, and the way the city of new york treats its first responders, Kudos to Bill Dement!! P.S. Im Pat the guy who lost a kidney and good friends with Bill , Im grateful He tells it like it is !!!. noisy light said What a real hero looks/reads like. Lest you think Bill Dement is some slacker looking for an easy pay day, look again. This reads like a pulsing, living, daily journal from hell--full of specificity, dramatic detail and really, it is just plain too much.we don't want to hear what our heros have had to go through--begging, scraping on bended knee, hand extended trying convince THE POWERS THAT BE, that in fact, facts are facts, doctors diagnoses are FACTS, the law is clear.their many maladies ARE NOT INVENTED.up IS UP, down is DOWN, black is BLACK and WRONG IS WRONG. C
It describes his work at the Fresh Kills landfill, raking for body parts in bio-hazard suits in the putrid air, a rat-infested dump where cars contaminated with asbestos and other carcinogens from the W.T.C. He recounts the age-old wisdom he received from his grandmother who raised him, her recollection of growing up in the gaslight era in 1897, turn of the century Brooklyn where humility, empathy, and later Depression-era values of frugality, perseverance, and thankfulness for the little things in life were exemplified. He draws on life lessons learned from the Scots-Irish family that adopted him at birth. His adopted father was a W.W.II veteran who was stationed at Pearl Harbor on the battleship U.S.S. This is the story of a disabled 9/11 first responder, a former police Lieutenant, N.Y.P.D., who describe
During her career, she taught English, language arts and reading. York worked as an educator in Texas schools for 29 years before retiring.
During her career, she taught English, language arts and reading. . About the Author York worked as an educator in Texas schools for 29 years before retiring