Posted in Nursing, Work, corny jokes, entertainment, fun, patients, tagged attitudes, humor, Nursing, patients, Work on March 31, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Allow me to quote an email that landed in my inbox today. I have mixed feelings about it. One one hand it is so true that it is funny, on the other I can see why it might offend some people. Judge for yourself.
You know you’re a nurse when..
1) the front of [...]
Posted in flowers, tagged bug, dandelion, flower, weed, yellow on March 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
weed, originally uploaded by pixelpurl.
I’ve become fascinated with weeds lately and will spend more time photographing them than the more civilized flowers in someone’s groomed garden. This one is from this morning’s walk.
Posted in mutual care, nurturing, tagged Duck, neighbors, nest on March 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Delilah, originally uploaded by pixelpurl.
This is Delilah. She has established her nest in one of the busiest areas of the complex between a sidewalk and the parking lot. There are several artificial ponds in the area and we are regularly visited by mallards and geese but usually during nesting season they go far away.
I [...]
Posted in fun, love, tagged cheezburger, elephant, fun, joy, water on March 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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Posted in Wordless Wednesday, tagged flowers, thistle, Wordless Wednesday on March 19, 2008 | 21 Comments »
Thistle cropped, originally uploaded by pixelpurl.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Boob, breasts, mammogram, relief on March 15, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The boob-o-gram was done yesterday. The mysterious lump proved to be a lymph node that has been there for years, nothing to worry about. Thanks to everyone for their good wishes.
Posted in Questions, tagged Boob, breasts, mammogram, uncertainty on March 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The doc found a lump in my left breast today and is sending me for a diagnostic mammogram (as opposed to a screening mammogram). I have to call the hospital on Monday and schedule it. I have a history of fibrocystic breasts and suspect that is all this will prove to be. The only [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on March 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »
One of my favorite patients is dieing of metastatic colon cancer. He managed to get through his son’s wedding this past weekend with a family member on each side to help him walk into the church. His wife came in to pick up supplies this afternoon and was telling me that he is blind in [...]
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