Reflecting on the year - I'm not sure if I mentioned it on here but I wrote a book this year. It's quite a departure from the real estate world. It's a slim novel called It Started With a Helmet. If you are from #NYC or have a first responder in your family they may find it interesting. It's a fast read, two hours or less; available on kindle, too. #FDNY #neverforget #firstresponders . It's actually been a best seller. You can read the reviews on Amazon by clicking the image of the cover. There's over 200 reviews so far.
This just proves how wildly unpredictable life is. I'm just some random Realtor from Bonita Springs, Florida who wrote about about New York City and a terrorist attack and it garnered popular appeal. I can barely believe it. It also opened me up to the wonderful world of first responders, firefighters and especially the FDNY. Hearts of gold, they all have!
Anywho, if you've read this far, here is the summary about the book.
This is the summary: This is the amazing, true story of Gerald Sanford, a former New York City police officer and FDNY firefighter who retired and moved to Naples, Florida. Retirement didn’t take, and he found himself working at North Naples Fire Control and Rescue District, which is how he stumbled on an early 1900s antique fire helmet. He instantly knew the helmet was from New York City. By an amazing coincidence, Sanford presented the fire helmet back to the FDNY firehouse in the Bronx the day before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. With the city in ruins, Sanford volunteered to serve the FDNY in one of his former roles-press secretary. In this memoir, he recalls volunteering after 9/11 as well as his earlier years working for the NYPD and FDNY, including his observations of political figures such as Mayor Ed Koch, Mayor David Dinkins, Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and others. Join Sanford as he shares an incredible story about Sept. 11 and how an antique leather helmet led two fire departments to forge a lasting bond. If you care to order it or read on kindle here is a link to It Started With a Helmet.
Never forget! Especially those 343 heroes from FDNY who ran into those burning towers to save civilians.