Books by Sunny

Hurry Up and Wait takes you on a hilarious, behind-the-scenes look at the life of a young soldier. From the absurdity of military training to deploying into the wild world of war zones and peacekeeping missions, this book is a front-row seat to the kind of chaos only a soldier can experience and somehow survive with a sense of humour intact.

Where being ready to move out in five minutes really means two days. Where training feels like a punishment disguised as teamwork. Where knowing the thrill of ‘not knowing’ when you’re actually being deployed is normal. And let’s not forget the missions that are either too hot, too cold, or so full of sand you wonder if you signed your soul over to the devil himself.

Filled with sharp wit, unforgettable characters, and just enough military mayhem to be believable, Hurry Up and Wait will show you the lighter side of life in uniform. After all, when you’re stuck in a remote base with nothing to do, sometimes the best you can do is laugh at the absurdity and run with it. It’s a book about patience, perseverance, and making it through the ‘waiting’ while trying to keep your sanity intact.

Hurry Up and Wait is a rollicking ride through the ups and downs of serving in the armed forces, served with a healthy dose of sarcasm and plenty of laughs. Sunny's stories take you through the waiting, the wild mishaps, and the moments where the military planning makes no sense, but soldiers make the best of it because that’s all they have.

From the earliest student paramedic days where he struggled to spell, to serving as a paramedic, humanitarian health assistant, and high altitude medical officer, this book has underpinned the story of an everyday paramedic. Whilst thousands of ambulance officers, emergency medical technicians and paramedics criss-cross their way through communities around the world to provide support to people, ‘Here Hold My Drink and Watch This’ has captured a rare insight into the real people of paramedicine. Written from a down to earth perspective, Sunny brings to life the challenging work paramedics are faced with yet finds some humour and consolation amongst the confusion and trauma.

An amazon best seller, it was awarded a Golden Book Award from the Non-Fiction Writers Association. This 2nd edition now includes the same great stories as well as a note from the author and a previously unpublished chapter.

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Sharing experiences from working on remote expeditions and ambulances around the world, Sunny will take you on a wild ride accompanying high-altitude climbing teams, venturing deep into the Kalahari desert, or crossing the Mongolian steppe on horseback. These are adventures with a medical and humanitarian twist.

Discussing the challenges of providing medical care whilst being chased by pirates, to sharing an ambulance with a monkey, to retrieving a patient from near the cauldron of an erupting volcano, ‘Helicopters, coconuts, volcanoes and sled dogs’ will put you in the passenger seat as the responders navigate their way through the unique challenges faced by remote medics. Sunny’s stories provide a rare insight into the lives of the extraordinary but genuine people of remote health care, the many extremely challenging situations they face, and the initiative and resourcefulness they demonstrate when other help is far away. Time matters distance matters, resources matter, but the ultimate story of life is that which plays out through circumstance and responses.