• Counting the Dead

    Counting the Dead

    How many will show at the 60th nursing reunion of St. Peter’s School of Nursing at Cape May, NJ?

  • Bittersweet Reunion

    Bittersweet Reunion

    Have you ever called a friend because you had a feeling that something awful happened to them? I have and usually it’s a false alarm. I hadn’t heard from our old friends, Jim and Sue (not their real names), in a few months. I had an uncomfortable feeling that things were not right with them.…

  • When A Compliment Is Not A Compliment.

    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) …

  • Getting the Message the Second Time Around

    Amazing insights to aging by Twyla Tharp.

  • Culinary Medicine

    Culinary Medicine

    Medicine looks at food as treatment for health problems.

  • Will Nurses Take the Lead in National Health Care Improvement?

    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…