New Memoir “Barn Side or Seaside” Draws on Nurse’s Two Decades Caring for Children and Adults With Serious Illness

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Meggan Barrett has released a new memoir, "Barn Side or Seaside," drawing on more than twenty years of nursing work with children and adults facing serious medical conditions. The book is published through Newman Springs Publishing.

Barrett was born in Jamaica, the third of five children, and later immigrated to the United States, where she built a nursing career centered on vulnerable patients. According to the announcement, she spent eight years working with pediatric patients and twelve years with adults, experience she says shaped both the clinical and emotional understanding at the center of her writing.

The work explores how families navigate unexpected health emergencies and the critical contributions of medical professionals during those critical junctures. Barrett’s stated aim, per the announcement, is to dispute common misunderstandings about disability, emphasizing that differences should not be pathologized, and to argue that dignity, respect, and community support are central to recovery and belonging.

"My years caring for children and adults with serious medical conditions taught me that every person deserves dignity, support, and the belief that they can overcome the odds," Barrett said in the announcement. "I wrote this book to inspire families, educate communities, and honor the remarkable strength I’ve witnessed in my patients and their loved ones."

The book draws its material directly from her patients and their families, whom Barrett describes as having taught her as much as she gave them in care. "Barn Side or Seaside" is available through Newman Springs Publishing’s website, as well as major retailers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, and the Apple iTunes Store.

Studio CarryOnHarry sees this as part of a steady stream of memoirs by frontline medical workers turning years of bedside experience into public advocacy for disability and illness awareness — a genre worth watching as more caregivers choose to write.

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