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  • 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… Read more

  • 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… Read more

  • 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… Read more

  • 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… Read more

  • Rewriting the Book

    I’m doing what I said I would never do. Rewrite my book. I completed my manuscript late last year, sent it out to 20 small presses and one agent. While I have been waiting for the results to trickle in—those returned so far have been rejections—I’ve been troubled by a lingering discomfort that I have… Read more

  • SECOND GUESSING CANCER

    I’ve written in a previous post about my experience of being diagnosed with breast cancer 18 years ago. I’ve always wondered if I should have forgone a mastectomy and adopted a watch and wait stance. However, when my doctors never gave me that option and my family was aghast at my doing anything less than… Read more