Recommended:
The Last Patient by James Owen. James is a retired firefighter, so it is a different perspective, but a well written personal account. The Last Patient is a raw and unflinching memoir about trauma, identity, addiction, and recovery inside the fire service. James Owen spent years running toward danger as a Long Beach firefighter and paramedic, carrying victims from burning buildings, managing chaos in moments of crisis, and absorbing the hidden toll that comes with a life of service. What no one saw was the cumulative weight of childhood trauma, post-traumatic stress, organizational betrayal, and the slow unraveling that followed.
