A guide to open water lifesaving lessons on love, care, and survival : a memoir
"One night, Virginia Eubanks received the kind of news we all fear. Her beloved partner had been brutally beaten, just steps from their home. Eubanks dove into the responsibilities of caregiving. In the weeks, months, and years that followed, she and her partner, J., struggled to stay afloat as they...
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2026.
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| 245 | 1 | 2 | |a A guide to open water lifesaving : |b lessons on love, care, and survival : a memoir / |c Virginia Eubanks. |
| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Farrar, Straus and Giroux, |c 2026. | |
| 300 | |a 365 pages ; |c 24 cm | ||
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| 520 | |a "One night, Virginia Eubanks received the kind of news we all fear. Her beloved partner had been brutally beaten, just steps from their home. Eubanks dove into the responsibilities of caregiving. In the weeks, months, and years that followed, she and her partner, J., struggled to stay afloat as they faced wave upon wave of setbacks: police disinterest, suspended health insurance, inadequate medical care, lost income, lost friends, endless paperwork, and, for J., a serious case of post-traumatic stress disorder. Then, a second case. Eubanks herself developed what is known as collateral PTSD, a condition common among caregivers but rarely discussed. A reporter and an activist, Eubanks turned to reliable sources for guidance: scientists, therapists, trauma theorists, social movements. But it wasn't until she happened on an old lifesaving manual that she found advice that actually helped. Inspired by its lessons, she signed up for instruction in wilderness first aid, kayak self-rescue, Winter Survival 101, map and compass navigation, bushwhacking, and lifeguarding. She went out in search of other people's stories and interviewed experts--everyone from neuroscientists to forest rangers. She gathered skills and knowledge that made her feel strong, competent, better prepared for the challenges ahead. Disarmingly funny and quietly wise, 'A guide to open water lifesaving' is the story--heart-wrenching and all too relatable--of how one woman tried to rescue her beloved and learned that she would also have to rescue herself. Built from both loss and connection, it is a moving, hopeful love story about two people caught in their own kind of wilderness, trying not just to survive but to truly care for each other. It asks that we reconsider the ways in which we tend to our loved ones and ourselves, and remember the communities of care that sustain us. It reminds us: no one survives the wilderness alone"--Publisher's website. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-345) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Scramble ; Lesson 1 : components of a rescue ; Wire cutters -- part I. Lifesaving: Lesson 2 : the surf beach ; Fights and flights Lesson 3 : stages of drowning ; Irritable hearts and evil hours ; Lesson 4 : maintaining vigilance ; The loneliness of the long-distance caregiver ; Lesson 5 : principles of lifeguard deportment ; "We don't throw people away" ; Lesson 6 : standard rescue equipment ; Drowning for love -- part II. Self-rescue: Lesson 7 : the closest buoyant thing ; Erosions and explosions ; Lesson 8 : ice rescue ; The umbles ; Lesson 9 : Bondi rescue ; The world's most dangerous beach ; Lesson 10 : risk assessment ; The big red button -- part III. Wayfinding: Lesson 11 : stop think observe plan ; Suscipe ; Lesson 12 : self-care ; Rangers don't rush ; Lesson 13 : vigils, vandals, and volunteers ; The terrain and the bearing ; Lesson 14 : the right to care ; Discernment ; Lesson 15 : Care and repair ; Laying a bearing to ground -- part IV. Coming back: Lesson 16 : the chain of survival ; Epilogue: An element of courage -- Appendix A: In case of emergency -- Appendix B: Resources and library. | |
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| 650 | 0 | |a Journalists. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Post-traumatic stress disorder. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Survival. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Lifesaving. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Memoirs. |2 lcgft | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Autobiographies. |2 lcgft | |
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