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A Nurse at Abu Ghraib
Borealis Books
September 2007
On Sale: September 1, 2007
224 pages
ISBN: 0873516060
EAN: 9780873516068
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
On a frigid afternoon in February 2003, Deanna Germain, a
nurse practitioner and new grandmother living in Blaine,
Minnesota, received the registered letter she had hoped
would never arrive. In six days she was to report for active
duty as war loomed in Iraq. The purpose of mobilization:
“For Enduring Freedom.”
With startling detail, Lt. Col. Germain offers a clear-eyed
account of life as a nursing supervisor behind the fortified
gates of Abu Ghraib. Her duty: To treat Iraqi prisoners,
U.S. soldiers, and Marines in need of medical attention.
Shortly after she arrived, the notorious prison made
headlines around the world for abuses that had stopped
months before. Despite unbearable heat, frequent mortar
attacks, medical supply shortages, substandard facilities,
the relentless stench of war, and sleepless nights quartered
in a tiny prison cell, Germain served the medical needs of
each of her patients with remarkable humanity.
In this crucible of wartime stress, workplace turmoil, and
cultural uncertainty, Germain found herself forging powerful
connections with colleagues and translators. She learned
from translators about normal Iraqi families struggling to
survive impossible conditions. And after vowing to avoid
personal relationships with prisoners, she became a comfort
to many. Duty and compassion, camaraderie and hope all
helped to pull her through.
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