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
inspiration
On the interrupted lunch of a nurse.
As a nurse on a fast-paced telemetry unit, each and every shift is a blur of call lights, monitors, meds, rounding doctors, ringing phones, and endless beeps. There are ECGs to read, Continue reading
Sharing is just so incredibly beautiful ...
When it’s Nurses’ Week and you have something important to say.
I was just about to begin my shift one morning when it happened. A weary-eyed night-shift friend of mine Continue reading
Sharing is just so incredibly beautiful ...
When someone’s mud gets all sparkly.
She told me she doesn’t remember the day we met. Honestly, I don’t see how she could, she had been so sick when I admitted her the week before. Continue reading
Sharing is just so incredibly beautiful ...
On getting all mixed up.
I may work as a nurse but, in my “real life”, I’m a long-time Master Gardener who loves playing in the dirt. Continue reading
Sharing is just so incredibly beautiful ...
On early morning carving.
Wow. The quiet is so still this morning. It’s so calming. So peaceful. I need this. I really need this. We ALL need this. Continue reading
Sharing is just so incredibly beautiful ...
When a tired nurse stares up that ramp.
In order to get to my unit from the hospital’s front lobby, you have to ride the elevator to the 5th floor, and then walk up a series of ramps before ultimately reaching the 6th floor telemetry unit. My home, sweet work home. Continue reading
Sharing is just so incredibly beautiful ...
On traffic and the many reds of red.
A while back I was stuck in a typical Orlando traffic nightmare and, as I sat there, my mind began to draw a mental parallel Continue reading
Sharing is just so incredibly beautiful ...
On updates, bunny snuggles, and everything just calming the heck down.
I’m still just so tired today. I’ve been tired before in my life, but I can tell you right here that there is simply no tired like Lupus tired. Sleep just doesn’t fix this. Continue reading
Sharing is just so incredibly beautiful ...
When there’s just no hiding your boogeyman.
People often tell me that I don’t look sick. Some of that is because (on most days) Lupus is a sneaky, underhanded coward of a bully that does its best work all alone in the dark. Continue reading
