• GUN CULTURE

    Originally posted on Getting Older: Charting the Uncharted: When we were traveling in Ireland this past October, our Irish tour guide told us that Ireland did not have a “gun culture” as we did in the States. Never having heard that opinion expressed before, the term “gun culture” stayed in my head. After the recent…

  • Nursing Stories in the Top 100 Best Nursing Blogs

    First, I am excited that there are 100 best nursing blogs. Wow. Great job nurses! And I am pleased that my blog, Nursing Stories, has been included in this group. And, yes, I am boasting. Nursing Stories Nursing Stories is a heartfelt blog about one woman’s experiences in nursing. Marianna Crane, the blogger, has been…

  • Make My Mother Proud

    I’ve mentioned that I’m rewriting the manuscript that I thought I had completed. Besides adding more about gerontology, I am digging deeper into the dichotomy between my bent for caring for older persons and my difficulty getting along with my own aging mother. Living with Mom had never been easy. Being an only child of…

  • Just a Nurse

    This is from Suzanne Gordon’s Blog. Ms Gordon is a journalist and stanch supporter and promoter of all things nursing. Recently she asked nurses to respond with their version of “Just a Nurse.” I am delighted to see their feedback. May nurses continue to tell the public what they do and how important their job…

  • Baby Found A Home

    There is one story I wrote that still chokes me up every time I read it. How could it be that something that happened over 40 years ago could still feel so raw? I walk down the hall of that ten-room pediatric unit in my mind—passing the linen closet on the left, the utility rooms…

  • Nurses Unite But Is It Enough?

    I have been following the brouhaha over the derogatory comments made by Joy Behar on The View about Kelly Johnson, Miss Colorado and a nurse. I last saw the Miss America pageant sometime in my preteen years and caught snippets of The View as I surfed channels years ago so I am no expert on…