• How to Handle This Age Issue

    The woman who was interviewing me asked my age. She was apologetic. “My boss wants me to get ages.” I was ready for her. “I am 76,” I said. “Not a problem to ask. I think it’s good that folks realize that older people can still be productive.” “That’s one way to handle it,” she…

  • Indie Book Awards, Washington DC

    I spent an awesome weekend in DC attending the Indie Book Awards and sightseeing with family. The weather was near perfect. Friday June 21, 2019   I attended the INDIE Book Awards with my husband. My book “Stories From the Tenth-Floor Clinic” won Finalist in General Non-Fiction category.  Finally, I met Brooke Warner and Lauren…

  • We Agers Are Experts On Our Own Aging Experience

    Originally posted on Engaging With Aging: With that expertise come responsibilities Many of the people who study old people, theorize and write about us, take care of us, or relate to us are not “old’ themselves. They experience old age second handedly. Earlier in my life as a nurse I often had older patients. As…

  • Pope Francis Recognizes Nurses’ “Healing Power of Listening and Touch”

    This story reblogged from nurse.org. NEWS March 6, 2018 Pope Francis Calls Nurses, “Experts In Humanity” – Thanks Nurse Who Saved His Life Angelina Walker Share Now By Angelina Gibson  VATICAN CITY, Mar 3, 2018 – “I thank her and I want you to know her name: Sister Cornelia Caraglio,” said Pope Francis as he…

  • Book tour in Chicago

    Saturday, June 1, 2019 I am scheduling this post to publish on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. That day, I will be in Chicago talking about my book to the Advanced Practice Nurses at Rush University. I have three other venues scheduled before I head home on Monday. In between events, I will spend time with…

  • How PTSD is hurting nursing

    I came upon this post on KevinMD.com, written by a nurse. I am pleased that a physician has provided a vehicle for nurses to tell their stories and, in this case, share the heavy toll that working in a hospital setting can have on nurses.  How PTSD is hurting nursing ANNE NAULTY, RN | POLICY | MAY 22, 2019…