Starlight on Willow Lake (Lakeshore Chronicles, #11) QUOTES

1 " The dispatcher said they’re ten minutes out. That was almost ten minutes ago, so—” “Okay, I need to concentrate here.” Faith knew it was better to perform a few unnecessary chest compressions for someone with a beating heart, rather than withhold compressions from someone in cardiac arrest. Holding her hands one over the other, she leaned over his bare chest and got started. Everything else fell away as she pushed hard and fast, counting out thirty compressions at a hundred beats per minute. She visualized the heart, such a fragile organ beneath her hands, being forced to pump again and again, oxygenating the victim’s blood. "

― Susan Wiggs , Starlight on Willow Lake (Lakeshore Chronicles, #11)

3 " I’m open to suggestions, if you happen to have any.” “You could sing,” Ruby said without missing a beat. “Or if you don’t like singing—” “How did you guess?” “You could listen to music. Or audiobooks—I used to listen to them before I learned to read. You could also tell jokes and talk on the phone if you put it on speakerphone. You could tell me all your favorite flowers, and I would plant them in the garden so you can have a bouquet whenever you want one.” She shrugged matter-of-factly. “I can think up more stuff and make you a list if you want. "

― Susan Wiggs , Starlight on Willow Lake (Lakeshore Chronicles, #11)

5 " Methylprednisolone? "

― Susan Wiggs , Starlight on Willow Lake (Lakeshore Chronicles, #11)

7 " Being paralyzed is a condition. Being angry is a choice, "

― Susan Wiggs , Starlight on Willow Lake (Lakeshore Chronicles, #11)

9 " Maybe you're not meant to remember the details. Just the feelings. Just the lessons. Just the love.
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― Susan Wiggs , Starlight on Willow Lake (Lakeshore Chronicles, #11)