Growing Older : On Turning 81 or Birds in the Bathroom
I’m celebrating this birthday with a two-week Viking cruise in Central America. Apart from lots of history, this is what …
Tag Archives: Conditions and Diseases
Mental Illness Awareness Week – 2017
Take a minute this week to pray for those who are living with a mental illness. According to the National …
Fibromyalgia – Update on My Lyrica Dosing
Sorry about the goof-up yesterday with my post containing my photo and one of the cover of Caring Lessons. Those …
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 …
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 …
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 …
DCIS: Breast Cancer or a Precancer? – My Experience as a Friend
I will always remember the phone call from my friend: “I’ve got cancer.” Was she joking? No, not with that …
How is your doctor’s nonverbal communication?
Last week I praised my internist’s therapeutic communication skills and promised I’d write about some bad experiences soon that I’ve …
Living with Bipolar Illness or Breast Cancer
If you have a loved one living with either one of these illnesses and would like to understand them better, …
Unwelcome Itchy Visitors
I wish I had something more soothing to write for you today. But last Monday, after a three-day hissy fit …
Write Along with Me 