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
Category: Nurse, Unfinished
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
About clothing.
AD was a spry, ninety-something. She had a terminal illness and agreed to hospice because she did not want toContinue Reading
About the unanswerable.
“Should I get married?” MT asked as we stepped outside the room at the skilled nursing facility. “Should I? ShouldContinue Reading
About the not knowing.
Professor P was proper and kind. Always dressed in a bow tie, even if he was wearing pajamas. He hadContinue Reading
About independence.
Ms. F was a ninety-something-year-old woman who scheduled to see me in clinic, then showed up ready to rumble. SheContinue 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
The learning.
Working in healthcare I have seen and experienced much more than I ever expected when I started out in thisContinue Reading
Beets & Signs
When I met D she had already passed her 100th birthday a few years prior. As her newly assigned hospiceContinue Reading
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
