Thanks For Everything You Do: Sainthood Revisionism

How many times have we heard Thanks, then "For everything you do", or said it? Yeah, yeah, I get it - this holding onto the magical Attitude of Gratitude - how it's supposed to be good for the soul, keep you sober, that to shower the people you love with love, tell them the way … Continue reading Thanks For Everything You Do: Sainthood Revisionism →

Being On-Call, With a Joke Bonus

[H]aving a responsive nurse come out and quickly assess and direct resources for symptom management is a godsend, no matter who shows up. Notice the three parts of making this work: Response, Assessment, and Resources.

Sitting Still

It's a rainy weekend with more rain on the way. Computers are down on my work PC. A new program is being uploaded, so there's no unfinished patient charting to haunt me until it's done, and no scheduled on-call bullshit to make vanish more hours than I care to trade; I don't care if I … Continue reading Sitting Still →

Let’s get started

This past June in a fit of creative restlessness I started this blog. Since then, many people have died, but some of those I nurse -- I'm a hospice nurse case manager -- are yet living. One of my favorite slights from Shakespeare is when Benedict first speaks to Beatrice in the Shakespeare play, Much … Continue reading Let’s get started →

The Journey Begins

Thanks for joining me! "Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say." - William Shakespeare, King Lear.