Generally no one wants to be in a hospital, especially in flu season as we surge above 100% occupancy and the emergency department is defined by stretchers lining the halls, the vulnerable patients–elderly folks in acute distress, waiting is the norm and reaching an inpatient unit does not end the […]
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. May I say not bad for my first year! Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 790 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it would […]
The holiday season is for the child within us, the wonder of receiving, giving, sharing, and celebrating. A significant portion of my professional life was spent in paediatrics–neonatal and critical care, so I know the holiday season can also be traumatic, poignant, sorrowful, and painful. It never became easy to […]
It’s been said to think globally and act locally, right now I’m cultivating an aversion to CNN. Nothing personal but the style of reporting contains threads of anticipated doom, liberally laced with fear, and yes there is certainly cause to be concerned but let’s be responsive not reactive. That or we […]
Literally the season is changing and here in this part of the world the weather continues to be changing. Scanning the world it’s troubling to see the degree of strife, the magnitude of Ebola, and concern that more world leaders are not emerging to show leadership, fortitude, vision to boldly […]
Life of a Nurse 