First, Do No Harm
Breaking The Cycle Of Love And DestructionBy J.T. Thompson
Length10h 2m
About this audiobook
First, Do No Harm is a memoir about the impossible choices we make for the people we love. On September 11, 2001, J.T. Thompson took an oath as a U.S. Army combat medic to preserve life—an oath shaped by a childhood marked by addiction, loss, and the desperate hope to break generational cycles. Years later, he fell in love with Dustin, a brilliant, complicated man fighting his own battles with addiction. Their relationship became a tender but devastating lesson in how love, caregiving, and harm can blur beyond recognition. When Dustin’s relapse collided with a legal system built to punish rather than protect, J.T. was forced to confront the cost of compassion. This memoir explores queer love, grief, resilience, and the moral weight of trying to save someone without losing yourself.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length10 hrs 2 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 10, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
26Chapter 22 – Cinco de Mayo
2Author’s Note
27Chapter 23 - The Last Text
3Dedication
28Chapter 24 - The Discovery
4Introduction
29Chapter 25 - The System's Trap
5Chapter 1 – The Oath
30Chapter 26 - Line in the Sand
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6Chapter 2– Family Ghosts
31Chapter 27 - Legal Limbo
7Chapter 3 - Unraveling
32Chapter 28 - The Dark Road
8Chapter 4 – Long Road Down
33Chapter 29 - Final Hours
9Chapter 5 - Growing Up Fast
34Chapter 30 - Judgement Day
10Chapter 6 - The Pivot Point
35Chapter 31 - Mitigation and Mercy
11Chapter 7 - Golden Days
36Chapter 32 - Wreckage to Purpose
12Chapter 8 - Who Am I?
37Chapter 33 - Love & Letting Go
13Chapter 9 - Making Something New
38Chapter 34 - Dear Dustin
14Chapter 10 - Moving In
39Epilogue
15Chapter 11 – Facing The Mirror
40Practical Advice
16Chapter 12 - Shadows In Corners
41RESOURCE APPENDIX
17Chapter 13 - The Climb
42X-RAY CHARACTER ENTRIES
18Chapter 14 - Hunny
43First, Do No Harm: Breaking the Cycles of Love and Destruction: By J.T. Thompson
19Chapter 15 - The System
44JARED ALAN THOMPSON
20Chapter 16 - Christmas in Cameron
45DUSTIN MICHAEL MAXWELL
21Chapter 17 - Hate To Hope
46BILLY MAXWELL
22Chapter 18 - The Slow Fall
47MRS. MAXWELL
23Chapter 19 - Overdose Scare
48MR. MAXWELL
24Chapter 20 – Second Chance
49MICHAEL THOMPSON
25Chapter 21 - Fearless Inventory
50UNCLE ROBERT THOMPSON
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