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I hope you have one fabulous day today! Download and print this card to give to someone around you. It just might change the tone of his or her day.... Read More

Admittedly, my extra reading has been limited recently due to other priorities. That’s okay, I’ve still caught bits and pieces of some really great stuff lately such as: The Art of “Creative Sleep”: Stephen King on Writing and Wakeful Dreaming by... Read More

Pulse: Voices from the Heart of Medicine is a lovely site publishing literary work pointed at health, wellness, illness, and care to “[foster] the humanistic practice of medicine.” Overwhelmed with healthcare poetry, Pulse paused on poetry submissions for some time. The time has... Read More

Abandoned hospitals creep me out. Closed units are eerie. Historical medical photos, which I actually enjoy looking at, give me odd chills. Combine the two – such as photos of abandoned mental hospitals – and I’m officially creeped out. I’ve... Read More

Have you dreamed of being a nurse, a physician, a pharmacy tech, a chaplain, a social worker, a [insert invaluable healthcare team member here]? Have you worked and worked and worked to have your role in health care? Are you... Read More

End of the day. Long day. Full of work. Yours was the same. The doors open to release me. The fresh, evening air welcomes me. I push out, out, out. But your current is stronger, pulling you in, in, in.... Read More

I have the current privilege of helping open a brand new cancer center. My family and I have relocated to a new city. Over the course of one weekend, I got a new job with new responsibilities and new colleagues,... Read More

A catch in his voice. A tremble of his chin. He shuffles, shuffles trying to redirect his attention.   Weeks of pain – eternity encompassed in minutes.   He clears his throat. A handkerchief catches a lone tear. He grasps... Read More

Here’s a smattering of what I’ve been reading lately: Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling – Visualized via Fast Company Create The Votes are In: Sandy Hook Elementary Will Be Torn Down by NPR Naughty nurses told to behave after posting saucy selfies... Read More

I have had the privilege of interacting with many, many, many disciplines and departments recently. Each time, I have walked away thinking, “Man, what a great team!”  One person doesn’t make a team; numerous people do. Everyone has a skill, a part to... Read More