Sorry about the goof-up yesterday with my post containing my photo and one of the cover of Caring Lessons. Those of you in the blogging world know how things can get sent without intention! I see by my stats that lots of you stopped by, and I thank you for that. Now for the real …
Chronic Itch – Is Relief Possible, Finally?
After nearly three-hundred days of prickly, burning, body-wide itching, I may have found relief. I say “may” because I’m not sure yet. My first post about the onset of this itching was last February 11. The itching started on January 31, out of the blue, a day after my left hand turned blue for the …
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I gained five pounds of gelato.
No kidding. Our Mediterranean Cruise did that to me. Not saying I wasn’t in on the deal, but it made me do it. There’s a gelato place a block from our apartment here in Chicago that I’ve gone to only once and then decided I didn’t like it. But get me to Italy, and I …
Caring Lessons: First Drafts–Finding a Friend to Go Through School with Me
The one thing I liked about Marianna from the start is that she looked like fun. Unlike drab me. I was wanting to make a friend to go through the RN completion program with me. Spotting Marianna in the center of the room on the first day of a prerequisite Marriage and the Family class, …
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Caring Lessons: First Drafts–Nursing Care of a Baby with Hydrocephalus in the 50s
“Just grab the head and don’t let go,” the nurse barked at me. “And the rest of the body will come along. “ I hesitated, frightened. “Just grab it, will you?” The nurse barked louder. “I can assure you it won’t fall off.” It was the summer of 1959. I was seventeen years old and …
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Tea-inspired Decluttering Party Naturally Leads to “Caring Lessons”
I think it was the tea. For several days last week, I methodically decluttered my closets and drawers in one bedroom, one kitchen, one living room, one dining room, one study, one hallway, and three bathrooms. My husband even noticed. “Whatever you’re on, let me know, so next time the house needs to be cleaned, …
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Marathon Sunday – Chicago – 2013
It was a perfect day... Read complete coverage here. Come back again next year!
Chronic Itch – Mayo Clinic Visit Update
One day I was fine, and the next day I was not. We know life can change in an instant—an accident, a life-threatening diagnosis, a surgery—but I, for sure, never dreamed of having to learn to live with chronic itching. But I will have to. Following eight months of total body itching, accompanied by numerous …
More About Doctor Communication
Imagine my delight reading the August/September' AARP magazine. On page fifteen: "Is it time to divorce your doctor?" The content fits right in with what I've written about doctors' therapeutic communication skills, or lack thereof. Author Caroline E. Mayer lists six reasons why it may be time to change doctors, all dealing with "substandard communication" …
Living in a High Rise – Audible Enunciators
People living in houses often ask, “What’s it like living in high rise?” This question came to mind last week when we received a notice from our building manager. The notice addressed our “audible enunciators.” An inspection is coming up to make sure they are working. In case you’ve never heard of these, I hadn’t …
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