Miracle On Hoyt Street

If It Fits It Ships photo: jparadisi 2010 Trudging out of an Oregon rainstorm into the Post Office, I found a line of … More

Close Encounters at Thanksgiving: The Grocery Store

It’s the weekend before Thanksgiving, and I’m grocery shopping. Pushing the cart through throngs of people looking for that special … More

While tightening a Luer lock connector to its mate after starting an IV, I curse myself once again for not playing … More

Welcome to my FrankenMess. For Halloween, I tried dipping pretzel sticks into melted icing to make them look like candy … More

You will build a body of work, but you will also build a body of affection, with the people you’ve … More

Today, Monday October 15 at 10:20 am PST/ 1 pm EST, I’ll be a guest on Staying Well hosted by Melanie Cole, … More

It was a crisis that will never make the morning news: our coffee maker died suddenly, without a gasp. The … More

Years ago, I had a coworker with the best attitude about learning new skills. At every in-service, sort of like … More

It was a Saturday, my weekend “on” at the infusion clinic. Weekends are hit or miss: only a few patients needing … More

“You’re a nurse. Don’t you have to do what the doctor says?” I check my iPhone to be sure the … More