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Lois Roelofs

~ from teaching nursing to writing memoir (in Chicago), author of Caring Lessons: A Nursing Professor's Journey of Faith and Self

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Monthly Archives: April 2011

Book Promotion – A Tribute to Amy

April 26, 2011

The e-mail was unexpected. The subject line – “Looks like we’re having cereal for supper cuz Mom can’t stop reading …

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The Nurse as Writer

April 18, 2011

For twenty-some years I taught nursing students. The curriculum in the four colleges where I taught addressed the different roles …

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Hope College Tonight

April 13, 2011

A note from my Facebook page yesterday: “I’m eager to “promote nursing” again and to see old and new friends …

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Macy’s Flower Show – Chicago, 2011

April 9, 2011

The flower show at Macy’s Chicago is over tomorrow, and, as I was going out for the afternoon, I told …

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Hope College, 4/13/11, Writing a Nurse’s Life-Why?

April 6, 2011

The next event for Caring Lessons: A Nursing Professor’s Journey of Faith and Self will be on Wednesday, April 13, …

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