Invisible work.
Last weekend I was at a soccer game, standing on the sideline, cheering for one of my kids’ teams, andContinue Reading
Category: Connection
Smarter?
Sometimes I get mired in a world of questions, the big kind of questions. Where to live? How to live?Continue Reading
About the days when it is hard be caring.
Nurses are human. Doctors are human. Techs are human. Anyone who works in a caring profession is human. And humansContinue Reading
About his building.
V was sitting outside on a sun-filled patio in the late morning when I first met him. He was dressedContinue Reading
About groceries at 3 am.
People do different things when confronted with grief. Some people dig in and stay, hunker down. Some run and hide.Continue Reading
Detangler & the hat
Another conversation with a five year old… It all started when I was spraying detangler spray onto her hair soContinue Reading
Communication.
Mr. A comes to the outpatient clinic for routine check-ups. He has a laundry list of ailments and a two-pageContinue Reading
One.
You are one in a million. You are one of a million. Two letters per word. A small word inContinue Reading
Beets & Signs
When I met D she had already passed her 100th birthday a few years prior. As her newly assigned hospiceContinue Reading
About dirt.
G was a rancher from a small town in the middle of nowhere. A town surrounded by fields and farmsContinue Reading
