The joint pains started increasing around midday. By evening, the migraine and queasiness had really kicked in. With the alarm the next morning came the weariness and stiffness. Great. I felt awful. And I was scheduled to
On redefining normal and scraping the burnt off your toast.
Nurses see some pretty awful things. I love what I do, but this is the honest truth. On a daily basis we watch as the ravages of disease take hold and Continue reading
Sharing is such a beautiful thing ...
On your toast getting burnt and having absolutely nothing to say.
I was just about to begin my shift one morning when it happened. A weary-eyed night-shift friend of mine came up to me and said, “Debi, I need you to go home tonight and write something that’ll make me want to come back and do this again.” Continue reading
Sharing is such a beautiful thing ...
What you learn as a Hunnybunny.
I was told in report that she was “pleasantly confused.” Because I know these patients require an extra careful eye, I went to her room first as I began my shift.
Sharing is such a beautiful thing ...
When you’re shown what’s what.
Just when I become overwhelmed by the “I can’ts”, God shows me once again who can. Continue reading
Sharing is such a beautiful thing ...
When the Pyxis attacks.
Right at shift change I knew that something was wrong. My gut was screaming to start the day by checking her first. Things just didn’t seem right. Her labs looked terrible. SHE looked terrible. Continue reading
Sharing is such a beautiful thing ...
On story-telling.
Lupus is sneaky. It invades you from the inside out – causing your body to attack itself. It’s exhausting, Continue reading
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On nursing ramps at sunrise.
I’ve always worked best off of a carefully-planned day. No matter what I had to do, I would be sure to organize it into the most logical, efficient order so I could successfully Continue reading
Sharing is such a beautiful thing ...
When your fiddlehead unfurls.
Isn’t this beautiful? This is brand new life unfurling from my Australian Tree Fern. I found it this morning, and I have to admit – it excites me. Continue reading
Sharing is such a beautiful thing ...
When a nurse has ripples.
I first noticed these occurring right after I began working as a nurse and they still happen to me today. I can be totally enveloped in whatever the chaos du jour Continue reading
