Pink spandex, wide open roads
During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when almost everyone was trying to stay at home and no oneContinue Reading
Category: Nurse, a memoir
About dirt.
H was a rancher from a small town in the middle of nowhere. A town surrounded by fields and farmsContinue Reading
About going home.
I remember the very old, thin, papery skin hanging on angular bones. So pale you could see the veins snakeContinue Reading
About dentures.
Over twenty years ago, when I was a brand-new nursing student,, I did not know what dentures were. I hadContinue Reading
About cycles.
It was my first day in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit). It was my first patient as a nurse, notContinue Reading
That look.
Lately I have seen a number of patients in clinic who come with a caregiver or family member. The patientsContinue Reading
About love.
We were wrapping up the business of healthcare when the question came. After a number of years in healthcare IContinue Reading
About questions and answers.
One of the reasons I have seen patients in clinic is for management of warfarin. Warfarin is an anticoagulant (aContinue Reading
About the telling of jokes.
When I met H his brain was too far gone for him to tell me his own name or hisContinue Reading
Seeing, Being & Caring
*** Revision in May 2022 – This section has been renamed Nurse, a memoir. Some of the stories from theContinue Reading
If I were my own best friend... 