Bedside Witness

Stories of Hope, Healing, and Humanity

De: Kay Adams

Narrado por: Maria McCann

“When I get out of here, I’m going to hunt you down and chop you up into little pieces!” were the words spoken to Kay Adams by a juvenile offender in the corrections facility where she worked.

Those words became the catalyst for her to wake up to her true calling: being a bedside witness and companion to patients and their caregivers.

In Bedside Witness, Adams shares stories from her 20-year journey in hospice, geriatric mental health, palliative care, and dementia coaching. Through the intimate lens as a social worker, Kay artfully draws us into these heartfelt tales as if she were sitting with us at our kitchen table, tenderly weaving the laughter, grief, wonder, wisdom, and tragedy of our shared human experience.

©2022 Kay Adams (P)2024 Kay Adams

Beautifully written

As a caregiver myself for a mother with Alzheimer’s, and a social work student, I found so much hope in Kay’s stories. Many of the stories moved me to tears because of the beautiful way she walked alongside people in the most impossible situations. Her book reminds me that there is so much goodness, compassion, and hope in the world. She also reminds us to cherish the time we have with our loved ones. Time goes too fast and dementia robs you of even more time. After reading this book, I am considering the same field of social work because it is truly an honor and a privilege to walk with people at the end of their lives. I think I actually hugged this book when I finished it. It gave me hope and a renewed sense of purpose in caring for my mom.