The First Key Was at Dawn: Unlocking a Life of Compassion Without Burning Out

A dying mother’s child was starving. A hospice nurse gave away her only meal.

That moment — at Hospice Ethiopia — became the first key.

In The First Key Was at Dawn, I learned that compassion without boundaries slowly exhausts the soul. Healing doesn’t happen by accident. It begins intentionally. In stillness. At dawn.

This memoir is for anyone who has ever felt stretched too thin by love and duty:

• Nurses who pour out until nothing is left

• Caregivers who are always the “strong one”

• Leaders, mothers, and helpers running on empty

Inside, you’ll find not a manual — but a story. Of resilience, faith, cultural identity, and the courage to rebuild from within.

And here’s the difference: 100% of proceeds feed the children of Hospice Ethiopia patients.

When you buy this book, you don’t just read. You help write a different future for a child in need.