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To The Young Nurses…
…us ‘old school’ nurses don’t really hate you! At least this one doesn’t! I miss being around students and new grads. We’ve all been new, but things are different, and nursing school is VERY...
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Blowing Away Runners’ Legs…. For What?
The Boston Marathon- April 15, 2013 has been bombed. Cowards targeted an international gathering and celebration of runners. There is no logical explanation. This isn’t political. It’s not...
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What NOT To Say To Someone Who Is Disabled or Dealing With a Serious Illness
I think most people are trying to be helpful or supportive when they make comments to someone about their health and/or treatments, but there are some things that those who have not experienced the...
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Turning 50… and Already On Medicare For Six Years
I turned 50 years old today. I can’t figure out where the time went ! I certainly don’t feel ‘old’, and think that 50 is the new 30, even with the physical limitations I’ve had for years. I’ve never...
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When There’s a Death In The Family
On March 2, 2014, my fifty-five year old cousin died. She would have turned fifty-six in May. She was only five and half years older than I am, and my closest cousin on that side of the family since...
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Sorting Through The Symptoms…
I’m whining. *** Warning *** I’m not chipper and smiley right now… Read at your own risk ;) This has been a weird few weeks. Actually, things started to get worse with the dysautonomia during chemo...
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Triggered ER Memories…
I got a canned e-mail from my dad’s medical provider, asking for one of those Press-Ganey surveys to be filled out. I don’t do those. They’re a colossal waste of time, and the results are used...
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Pain Management for the Non-addicted
Hydrocodone (Norco, Lortab, and Vicodin’s main ingredient) has been in the news a lot in the last few months. People are dying from overdoses. While that is very sad, it has created mayhem for those...
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My Earthly Rock… Part One
The last couple of months have been heart wrenching. My dad died. He was 83 years young, and until the end, he was very active. A couple of weeks before he went to the hospital, he drove from south...
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My Earthly Rock…. Part Two
This is the hard part… it’s hard to write these memories, that are so fresh. Dad was transferred to the rehab hospital on March 24, 2016, three weeks after being admitted to the hospital. He was...
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