A Dog Called Hope

A Wounded Warrior and the Service Dog Who Saved Him

De: Jason Morgan, Damien Lewis

Narrado por: John Moraitis

Lone Survivor meets Marley & Me in this “inspiring and very moving” (Bear Grylls, host of the hit TV show Man vs. Wild) memoir of an extraordinary service dog whose enduring love brought a wounded soldier back to life.

A decade ago, special forces warrior Jason Morgan parachuted into the Central American jungle on an antinarcotics raid. He’d served with the famous Night Stalkers on countless such missions. This one was different. Months later, he regained consciousness in a U.S. military hospital with no memory of how he’d gotten there. The first words he heard were from his surgeon telling him he would never walk again. The determined soldier responded, “Sir, yes, I will.”

After multiple surgeries, unbearable chronic pain, and numerous setbacks, Morgan was finally making progress when his wife left him and their three young sons. He was a single father confined to a wheelchair and tortured by his pain. At this very dark, very low point, Morgan found light: Napal, the black Labrador who would change his life forever.

A Dog Called Hope is the incredible story of a service dog who brought a devastated warrior back from the brink and taught him how to be a true father. It is the story of Napal, who built bridges between his wheelchair-bound battle buddy and the rest of able-bodied humankind. It is the story of Jason, who found life’s true meaning with the help of his faithful companion. Humorous, intensely moving, and uplifting, Jason and Napal’s heartwarming tale will brighten any day and lift every heart.

I did not need much convincing…

… On the value of service dogs. I am also a special forces Veteran who was treated to the usual “fire and forget” regime of drugs and medication too often accorded our Returning service men. Fortunately I had several farseeing doctors who prescribed a service dog…who, like Nepal, was a lifesaver. But even so (as Jason Morgan pointed out) I encountered pushback and outright hostility from people who should know better. Morgan nails the difficulties returning veterans face… The incredible love and devotion of these dogs… and the need to spread the word..

BEST, IMPACTFUL Book‼️‼️

Heart touching. Inspiring. Inspirational. Profound. Wise. Instructive. Memorable. Worthy. Courageous. Most importantly, IMPACTFUL. These words barely describe how this book touched me. Even if you aren’t a dog lover, this book is a must read for how to leave a positive legacy for the world to be touched by. Jason, YOU give me HOPE to keep soldiering on in life. BLESS YOU. Nepal lives on & you both have touched the world for GOOD❣️‼️❣️‼️❣️‼️❣️‼️❣️‼️❣️‼️❣️

Must read

Absolutely everyone needs to read/ listen to this book, whether you’re a dog lover or not!

Wow—Wonderful Book

I loved this book and highly recommend it. I learned so much about the challenges and pain of being a wheelchair-bound wounded warrior and the life saving changes and pain relief that a service dog provides. Be prepared to laugh and cry. Jason Morgan, thank you for your service and for sharing your inspirational story and Napal with us.

Amazing book

As a woman with a PTSD service dog who also helps with mobility issues, this book is phenomenal. The journey through the service dog’s life from the very beginning to the very end was amazingly told with the transformation as well as the struggles with the changes a service dog can bring to you in public. I highly recommend this book to everybody to learn more about service dogs, how they transform a person’s life and etiquette when you see a service dog in public.