On switching out a hurricane for a pandemic.

April 8, 2020 / Growing Nurse Debi / Leave a comment

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On revisiting that hole.

April 6, 2020 / Growing Nurse Debi / 3 Comments

I suppose I’m feeling a little useless right now. Definitely restless. I want to get in there and help my brothers and sisters in scrubs. I want to help a patient through their very most difficult days. I want to just go out and do important things.

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On what’s in that hole.

April 6, 2020April 7, 2020 / Growing Nurse Debi / 2 Comments

It’s 4 AM when it begins. It’s my mind. My heart. They’re awake. Both of them. Wide awake. Again. Processing. Remembering. Pondering. Aching. Heavy. Burdened. Continue reading →

On wheezes in the night and watching for butterflies.

March 27, 2020April 7, 2020 / Growing Nurse Debi / 2 Comments

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.

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On hoarder bonding, helping people feel better, and holding tight to a lap full of squish.

March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 / Growing Nurse Debi / 4 Comments

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.

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