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Monday, April 11, 2005

Allah Akhbar! Allah Akhbar! Death to the Infidels. . . and Tooting Dogs!

I was enjoying my daily ritual of walking my dog. The sun is shining, the wind off of Lake Michigan is refreshing, the air is warm. My dear mutt has just pooped (and like a good citizen I am carrying her poop home in a bag) and is now sniffing along as we walk, looking for scraps that may have been... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, April 3, 2005

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Frozen Ears, My Blogit Addiction, and Vacation Time ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Ahhhh, what a delightfully gorgeous day today! Following church, I had a boatload of paperwork to do for my new job, but after completing that, I went outside and raked leaves. Of course it was an exercise in futility since, by the time I got out there, the wind was coming off the lake and blowing... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, April 1, 2005

Backward Amber Alert -- Looking For A Lost Parent

This evening I was minding my own business, taking care of my patients, keeping busy and generally staying out of mischief. I went down to the laboratory on the main floor, which houses the hospital's blood bank. My patient needed her second unit of packed red blood cells. Coming back, a bag of dark... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 27, 2005

The Icing On The Cake for Auntie Jane ~ ~ ~

I had the pleasure of eating dinner with my sister, her husband and the kids -- both today and also last evening. As ever, we had a great time together, but I would say the icing on the cake -- for me -- was the little devotional they did after dessert. A few weeks ago I bought them a little... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 26, 2005

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Best News of All! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The air is fresh, clear, a slight breeze whispering through the graceful, billowy branches of multiple olive trees. There are few people out since it is very early in the day, on the first day of the week, at sunrise. Dew drops glisten on peach rose petals, and mixed in with a tangle of trellised... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

Brain Surgery On My 90+ Year Old Patient -- What's Next for Nurses?!

He really did not have brain surgery, the 95+ year old really cute fellow for whom I cared last night. In actuality, he had abdominal surgery, and for the last several days has had his stomach decompressed with a naso-gastric (NG) tube. It's most commonplace, these NG tubes, albeit not the most... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 20, 2005

So What's a Gal To Do?

As some of you may know from a several blogs ago, I am searching for a new job. I currently work as a nurse in a local hospital. It's a good steady job, but I'm ready to move onward and upward, and for the last several months have been on the hunt for a nurse practitioner position. Well now, there... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 18, 2005

Wanted to Buy -- One Star Trek Universal Translator -- Have Paypal Account

I decided last night at work that it would be beneficial for me if I could have one of those "universal translators" used on Star Trek. My patient was a Laotian woman who spoke nary a word of English. Well, OK, she knew three words -- “hurt,” “poop,” and “cold.” The poop word was convenient since... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 17, 2005

Abortion -- Not As Easy As One Might Think . . .

I performed a post abortion check up on a young woman. It was my first as a new nurse practitioner. She was very tense, emotional and so anxious. I asked if she was having any pain, if her menses had resumed, if there were any concerns. No, she was physically fine, “but how often I wonder if I did... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 14, 2005

~ ~ ~ Same Age, but Polar Opposites ~ ~ ~

Yesterday I wrote about a woman whose cup is not only half empty, it would seem there are only a few coffee grounds littering the bottom. She is angry, passive aggressive, self centered, and so wholly focused on herself it would seem she has no coping mechanisms in place to overcome her difficult... Sign in to see full entry.

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