Gratitude and Appreciation

So many people have been involved in the process of creating Feel Better Fast and Make It Last. I am grateful to them all, especially the tens of thousands of patients and families who have come to Amen Clinics and allowed us to help them on their healing journey.

I am grateful to the amazing staff at Amen Clinics, who work hard every day serving our patients. Special appreciation to Jenny Cook, who helped me craft the book to make it easily accessible to our readers. I hope you agree. Also to our fearless leader, CEO Terry Weber, and my colleagues Dr. Parris Kidd, Dr. Rob Johnson, Lorenzo Sevilla, and Natalie Buchoz, who read every word of this book to be sure it makes sense.

I am grateful to Jan Long Harris at Tyndale, who saw the potential for this book to help many people, and my editor, Karin Buursma, who helped make this book the best it can be.

I remain grateful to my friends and colleagues at public television stations across the country, including my mentors and friends Alan Foster, BaBette Davidson, Maura Phinney, Jerry Liwanag, and countless others. Public television is a treasure, and we are grateful to be able to partner with stations to bring our message of hope and healing to millions.

Of course, I am grateful to my amazing wife, Tana, who is my partner in all I do, and to my family, including all who have tolerated my obsession with making brains better, especially my children, Antony, Breanne, Kaitlyn, and Chloe; grandchildren; and parents, Mary Meeks (Tana’s mom) and Louis and Dorie Amen.