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Tag: Nursing
The Baker Man and Me
Did I help the Baker Man succeed in his start up business so many years ago?
Kissing Kevin: An American Nurse in the Vietnam War
I am planning to buy this book based on the book review. Looks to be an important contribution to the stories written my nurses that show what they really do and how they make a difference in patients lives.
Holding on to the Clothes I Love
I’m wearing my favorite old T-shirt today. Although it’s dark navy, it’s comfortable in our current humid and hot North Carolina summer. A picture of Louis Sullivan, a Chicago architect, sits across my chest and under his picture is a script: Form Follows Function. I love the material. It’s gauzy but not too light. It’s…… Continue reading Holding on to the Clothes I Love
Blogging from A to Z April Challenge: F
Aging: The good, the bad, and the Tolerable F is for Friends On our weekly Zoom meeting, Lois is recounting all the things that have gone wrong with her day. It’s pathetic. She is seriously outlining the details until she looks up at the screen and sees me with my hand over my mouth to…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April Challenge: F
A Fitting Award
“Marv Taking Charge” is a finalist for Book of the Year in the Chicago Writers Association’s Indie Nonfiction category.
Choosing How to Die
Review of a important new book: Marv Taking Charge: A Story of Bold Love and Courage
The Nurse Antigone
Re-Blogged A dramatic reading of Sophocles’ Antigone to help frame powerful, guided discussions about challenges faced by nurses. About this event A groundbreaking project by and for nurses, The Nurse Antigone presents dramatic readings of Sophocles’ Antigone on Zoom—featuring professional actors and a chorus of frontline nurses—to help frame powerful, guided discussions about the unique…… Continue reading The Nurse Antigone
What does 2022 hold for Nursing?
The nursing profession has been riding a roller coaster these past two years as we lived with the pandemic. In the beginning: The World Health Organization designated 2020 the Year of the Nurse and Midwife spotlighting the profession internationallyNurses were applauded by New Yorkers who stood on their balconies or hung out the windows of…… Continue reading What does 2022 hold for Nursing?
Art in My Life: Unfinished
As a child, I drew as I sat in the floral upholstered chair in front of our old 14-inch TV in the living room while I watched comedy shows like a popular sitcom, I married Joan. I was encouraged by my freshman art teacher in high school to continue drawing. She told me to make sure…… Continue reading Art in My Life: Unfinished
Getting Older: Charting the Uncharted 