This Too, Shall Pass
My dad carried me up the narrow winding staircase to my bedroom. I had left home weighing all of ninety pounds, but with this plaster of paris body cast, I was a real load.
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My Sister, Pam
© Heather Summerhayes Cariou Her hands were larger than mine; her heart too, for that matter. She was twenty-two months younger than I, but her life was shorter. She was my sister, Pam. Her long, bony fingers were clubbed at the tips, with splayed, purple-tinged nails that suggested the lack of oxygen in her blood. Her palms were...
read moreAttitude is Everything
Here’s Something To Feel Good About Today! “The difference between an adventure and an ordeal is attitude.” Bob Bitchin Do you believe that your attitude plays a major role in determining the outcome of almost every situation? My experience has proven time and again that what I bring to the table is vitally...
read moreMy Sister, Pam
Her hands were larger than mine; her heart too, for that matter. She was twenty-two months younger than I, but her life was shorter. She was my sister, Pam. Her long, bony fingers were clubbed at the tips, with splayed, purple-tinged nails that suggested the lack of oxygen in her blood. Her palms were salty. She had “Sixty-five...
read moreA Relay of Control
It was with sadness and dread that I received a phone call from one of our hospital discharge planners telling me a patient, Joyce, had gone home and wanted me to call her. Joyce was a former coworker with me in another agency and was, ironically, their first hospice nurse.
read moreHave Faith, Believe All Is Possible
Here’s Something To Feel Good About Today! “Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember things are possible for those who believe.” Gail Devers What’s your dream? If you don’t have one, why not? If you do,...
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