Monthly Archives: March 2015

Angelic Owls

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Angelnurse0513

Yesterday as I drove to work I saw a huge beige speckled owl sitting on a tree branch. It was midmorning and I was surprised to see the owl calmly looking over the comings and goings of the hospital.  I … Continue reading →

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Why I wear Purple

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Angelnurse0513

Today is Global Day of Epilepsy Awareness alias Purple Day. I do not have epilepsy, but I can honestly say it has changed my life. Six years ago in 2009 I thought we would all go out to dinner to … Continue reading →

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How Men Grieve

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Angelnurse0513

Grief is a very personal journey, each of us processes loss differently, and there seems to be a great divide in the way women and men grieve. I had a 92 year old patient on hospice whose daughter and primary … Continue reading →

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Conversations with the Otherside

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Angelnurse0513

Yesterday I saw something…no, I witnessed something,  because what was truly happening I could not see. A co-worker and I went to peek in on a potential hospice patient. We had reviewed her chart and she seemed “appropriate” but the … Continue reading →

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