The reality is starting to sink in.  This morning, I watched a video from the president of the university I am attending that was directed just to the advanced practice nursing students.  That’s me.  He referred to nurses as the infantry and extended his gratitude, flexibility, and support for all of us.  We are at […]

As a heath care provider that doesn’t get to stay home and more likely will be needed all the way through this crisis, it is imperative that I stay as healthy as possible. I’m sharing because I think there is a lot of us wondering what the heck we are supposed to do to stay […]

Enough with the negativity. My mother always taught me that “if you don’t have something nice to say then don’t say anything at all.” I think humans in general need to be uplifted…not cut down, belittled, or judged for our choices because someone doesn’t like what we do. It’s so easy to be a jerk […]

New Years day always seems to be a day of reflection. Oftentimes it is a reflection on the prior year, or of an entire lifetime. I tend to do the latter because I feel like I have lived a hundred lives in a matter of fifty years. I am lucky to have such difficult and […]

I’m an oncology nurse.  I never like saying that at a party because the brightness of any room suddenly dims.  So, when someone asks me: “What do you do?”  I want to run away, lie, or make a sarcastic comment about my recreational activities.  It’s never good.  There are several popular responses: oh wow, you’re […]

I know…that’s my neck.  Neck is good. Boobs, not so much. I haven’t written in my blog in a very long time.  I love writing.  I love creating, especially when it comes from reality, from the heart.  My reason for writing is to share: my fears, my strength, my experience, hope, insanity, or whatever someone […]