Praying for Restraint

Allen Long works as a CNA-certified nursing assistant at that supposed sanctuary of caring an inner-city general hospital. What an unforgettable parade of bizarre needy abusive menacing endearing and poignant humanity passes through its doors. And those are just the staff and administrators! Meanwhile the patient population spans the affluent and sophisticated to the homeless the mentally ill addicts gang members and criminals in custody. Praying for Restraint takes the reader on a journey into the absurd and surreal that is ultimately uplifting and harrowing both funny and heartbreaking. Longs struggle to survive a relentlessly toxic work environment with body soul and marriage intact is as gripping as the battle against childhood abuse in his previous memoir Less than Human. Reviewers found that book inspiring honest and beautifully written engaging and thought-provoking. Praying for Restraint earns that praise and more.