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Marianna Crane, retired nurse

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Author: Marianna Crane

After a long career in nursing--I was one of the first certified gerontological nurse practitioners--I am now a writer. My writings center around patients I have had over the years that continue to haunt my memory unless I record their stories. In addition, I write about growing older, confronting ageism, creativity and food.
My memoir, "Stories from the Tenth Floor Clinic: A Nurse Practitioner Remembers" is available where ever books are sold.

Learning about Artificial Intelligence

Learning about AI and how to make my blogs better.

Published 11/04/2025
Categorized as Artificial Intelligence, Older learner, OLLI Tagged aging, Editing a Blog Post with AI, Letting go, New Yorker, Old dogs, OLLI, Sotherner, Yankee

It’s Never Too Late For Old Dogs To Break Old Habits

Making life changes in our old age.

Published 08/19/2025
Categorized as AGING, Breaking old habits, New Yorker,, Getting Older Tagged 80 year-olds, Grits, Magazine subscription, Mason-Dixon Line, New Yorker, Nursing Stories, Old Dog, Old Habits, Southerns, Yankees

The Pull of the Ocean

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Changing our mind about a family beach vacation.

Published 05/20/2025
Categorized as Beach, Ocean, Being older, Family, North Carolina Tagged aging, Enjoy the moment, Family vacations, Grandsons, Ocean waves, Oceanfront vacation home, pelican, Salt Air, Sand

My Daughter, the Architect

A Modern House Tour celebrating women architects and my daughter.

Published 05/06/2025
Categorized as Modapalooza House Tour, Raleigh, North Carolina Tagged Architecture, Bus Tour, Frank Lloyd Wright, Illinois, Jeannine Crane McAuliffe, Louis Sullivan, Modapalooza House Tour, Modern house tour, My Daughter, NC State School of Architecture, nurse practitioner, Nursing, Nursing Stories, Oak Park

The Blessings of a Screened Porch

Listening to the bird songs on a spring day soothes the troubled mind.

Published 04/22/2025
Categorized as AGING, Blessings, North Carolina Tagged aging, Aging in place, Azaleas, Birds, Blessing, Gardenias, Grace, Hummingbirds, Nursing Stories, Political, Political Conundrums, Screened Porch, townhouse, Yellow Pine Pollen

A Day at the Hands Off Protest: Unity in Diversity

Five older women attend a protest rally.

Published 04/08/2025
Categorized as Hands Off Protest, Raleigh, NC, Women of a Certain Age Tagged aging, Being Counted, diversity, Grandmothers, Hands Off Protest, North Carolina, Raleigh, Unity, Women of a Certain Age

I’m No Longer in Charge

Learning late in life when to let go.

Published 03/25/2025
Categorized as Authoritative, Bladder Cancer, Dogs, Euthanasia, nurse practitioner Tagged 80 Best Nursing Blogs, acceptance, Bladder Cancer, Death, Death & Dying, Dogs, Euthanasia, Family, hospice, Letting go, life, nurse practitioner, Nursing Stories

How to Survive: Build a Community

Supported by your community, you will be more likelyto make a difference in our current malfunctioning political world.

Published 03/11/2025
Categorized as Community, Simon Rosenberg, Heather Cox Richardson Tagged Build a community, Educate oneself, Heather Cox Richardson, Nursing Stories, Rebuild Democracy, Simon Rosenberg

Consumed by Choices

Little gets accomplished when I am overwhelmed with multiple choices.

Published 02/25/2025
Categorized as Being older, Blogging, Choices, Mental health Tagged Artistic impulses, Authoritarianism, Blogging, happiness, Light Box, New friendships, Nursing Stories, Old memories, Political news, Rituals, SAD, Surfing

Symbol of Rebirth: White Amaryllis

Revisiting my thoughts on the amaryllis.

Published 12/17/2024
Categorized as Amaryllis, Getting Older, Symbol of rebirth Tagged aging, Amaryllis, cancer survivor, Mastectomy, Older and wiser, rebirth, Support Groups

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