Chasing the Surge: Life as a Travel Nurse in a Global Pandemic
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Chanticleer Military & Frontline Awards First Place
Eric Hoffer Award Grand Prize Short List
Nellie Bly Book Awards Journalistic Nonfiction Finalist
Literary Titan Book Award Silver
Grover Nicodemus Street is a travel nurse who felt it necessary to help others in these turbulent times. He has gone to COVID hotspots in the US since the beginning of the pandemic to do so and also to help keep his wife, who is a cancer survivor safe from this deadly virus. He also encountered many unbelievable events, like being suddenly stuck in the middle of a Black Lives Matter protest in New York, the storms of Florida last summer, and the gigafire of California. Grover’s wife, Dr. Sandra de Abreu Guidry-Street stayed at home and researched the virus while he was working on the front lines. Even though he tried as hard as he could to keep COVID-19 away from his wife, it was not possible.
Grover felt compelled to write about his travels to share his experiences and shed light on the actual reality of the patients and healthcare workers who are behind the closed doors of hospitals. He did not know how to start. Ja-ne de Abreu, his sister-in-law, just finished writing Sassy Food, about her polar opposite pandemic experience of quarantining while caregiving and growing food. As they discussed it, she became immediately inspired as to how to construct his wild year.
Chasing the Surge is a compelling story about this global pandemic but also to dispel misbeliefs about this virus and the vaccine. Being a Black American, Grover is dedicating a portion of the proceeds towards educating minority communities about coronavirus and the safety of the vaccine. Discover more information at jmfdeapress.com
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About the author
Grover Nicodemus Street is an ER and ICU travel nurse chasing the coronavirus hotspots. Working in the medical field for over 25 years has helped him develop resilience, patience, and to be quick on his feet. Having multiple black belts in different disciplines also helps those feet move faster. He likes blueberry walnut pancakes and works out in his spare time, which is not much these days. It is his hope that his book, Chasing the Surge, helps you learn more about what really happened behind the scenes in the hospitals during the global coronavirus pandemic.
A physician of over thirty years and the wife of Grover, Sandra dedicated herself to telling his story along with her sister. They teamed up for the best cause and are proud of their accomplishment.
Ja-ne always liked to write stories. After getting a degree in Creative Writing from the University of New Orleans, she spent twenty years working in the mediums of photography, videography, and writing for other companies. Fulfilling their creative projects prompted Telly award winner, Ja-ne de Abreu, to manifest her own. De Abreu received several book awards with non-fiction books, Sassy Food and Chasing the Surge, in 2021.
With her debut novel, The Energy Inside Valsin’s Choices, she took seven years researching and writing, while working full time as medical office administrator as well as caregiving for her adopted mother, Moana Tregaskis, the widow of famed journalist Richard Tregaskis. It has since won book awards. In addition, de Abreu also published five books in the Richard Tregaskis Classics Collection under the JMFdeA Press. Ja-ne now focuses on exploring the energy inside our choices and the resulting responsibilities and freedom by telling stories through various methods.
