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When A Compliment Is Not A Compliment.
I’ve written many posts about ageism. What I’ve not addressed is how older persons could react to the “compliment” that we look or act so “young,” as if youth is the gold standard and “aging” is undesirable. (Notice I did not say SHOULD since I’m not giving advice but laying out my thoughts on ageism) Read more
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Will Nurses Take the Lead in National Health Care Improvement?
The pandemic has educated the public about the nursing profession and the state of our health care system by: Showing the dedicated, skilled, and committed men and women as front-line professional nurses working to make a difference in the life and death of their patients—at times with great personal risk. Exposing the discrepancy in access Read more
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Two Nurses Tell Their Stories in Literary Journals
Two nurses write about hospice services in literary journals. Great reads! Read more
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Torn ACL or How things can change in a New York Minute. Take 2
Over two weeks ago I slipped while doing a lunge—part of my exercise program to stay strong and flexible now that I have reached my ninth decade. The following day at an Ortho Urgent Care, I found out that I had injured both my Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) and my Medial Cruciate Ligament (MCL). Definitive Read more
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Getting Older: Charting the Uncharted 