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
Tag: Connection
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
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 OD she had already passed her 100th birthday a few years prior. As her newly assigned hospiceContinue Reading
About dirt.
H was a rancher from a small town in the middle of nowhere. A town surrounded by fields and farmsContinue 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
Prosperity.
Prosperity. Is it money in the bank? How much money? For me, it is enough to pay rent each monthContinue Reading
About cycles.
It was my first day in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit). It was my first patient as a nurse, notContinue Reading
If I were my own best friend... 