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~ 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: June 2012

Chicago – Gold Coast Art Fair – 2012

June 30, 2012

Today I’m thinking of my acronym for the names of streets north of the Chicago River that cross Michigan Avenue. …

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Caregivers Write Your Stories (#6) / Living with Fibromyalgia Part III

June 30, 2012

This post is the last of the series on why caregivers should write their stories, caregivers of others and caregivers …

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Caregivers Write Your Stories (#5) / Living with Fibromyalgia Part II

June 29, 2012

In Part II of my Living with Fibromyalgia topic*, I’ll be telling you about the new “career” I started after …

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Caregivers Write Your Stories (#4)

June 25, 2012

What do you think of the old adage that misery loves company?  I’ve found that to be true just so …

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Review of Caring Lessons by Mary A. Osborne, Nurse and Author

June 18, 2012

I’m happy to present a recent Amazon review of Caring Lessons: A Nursing Professor’s Journey of Faith and Self  by …

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Caregivers Write Your Stories (#3)

June 11, 2012

As a caregiver, do you ever feel like screaming?  I wanted to scream recently on a Grandma/Grandpa babysitting weekend. Wanting …

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Caregivers Write Your Stories (#2)

June 4, 2012

As a caregiver, you might be asking yourself, “Why write my caregiving stories?” I can think of several reasons that …

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