I heard my husband gasping for breath the other night. It was that awful wheezy choking sound that patients make when they’re just about to lose their airway.
Continue readingWalking with Jesus
On hoarder bonding, helping people feel better, and holding tight to a lap full of squish.
I was cancelled from my shift at the hospital the other day. I know, it’s a little crazy to think that nurses would actually be turned away right now when all we’re hearing about are the nonstop reports of the impending invasion of COVID-19.
Continue readingSharing is just so incredibly beautiful ...
On the brain, the heart, and waves that just won’t stop.
I was telling one of my nursing friends yesterday that I still get that little squeeze of anxiety Continue reading
Sharing is just so incredibly beautiful ...
On being okay with what is, even when you think it’s not there.
I started out my Monday with my phone ringing at 0511. Apparently we’re short-staffed again Continue reading
Sharing is just so incredibly beautiful ...
When you totally get that it’s February now.
Living in Florida makes you grab hold of these moments … makes you appreciate them. Continue reading
Sharing is just so incredibly beautiful ...
When it’s a tad chilly in Orlando.
Pocono kitchen view.
What perfect weather to tell you about Continue reading
Sharing is just so incredibly beautiful ...
On nurse grabbing and surviving those belly laugh days.
One thing I love about nursing is the autonomy. Although we obviously have to work within certain Continue reading
Sharing is just so incredibly beautiful ...
On getting what you never asked for.
As we rush around today trying to make the wishes Continue reading
Sharing is just so incredibly beautiful ...
On muffin dates and eyeballing that shadow in the back corner.
It always starts the same way. With a silly grin Ruby Wren takes my hand, we walk through the big sliding doors together, and she starts saying, Continue reading
Sharing is just so incredibly beautiful ...
On signs, symptoms, and pain control.
“Pain is what the patient says it is.” These words are first spoken to us very early Continue reading
