I would do for you what spring does for the cherry trees. ~ Pablo Neruda
Category: Posts About Art & Nursing
The Cherry Blossoms
I scoop the ovoid pit out of the pallid flesh of an aging avocado, and add it to my … More
Blooming Dendrobium Orchid
JParadisi RN Painting Featured in March Issue of AJN ‘Art of Nursing’
The March 2011 issue of the American Journal of Nursing features my painting Mean Girls (First Communion II). (Click on … More
Hoarding and The Meaning of *My* Things
You know how when you were in nursing school reading about pathology, and you thought you had symptoms of every … More
Isaac
She opened her life to possibility, an adjusted outlook, scarcely perceptible to the casual observer. The opening became a womb, … More
You Can Find Me Here
This week, the American Journal of Nursing’s blog, Off the Charts posted Workplace Violence: Who’s Problem Is It? written by … More
How I Became a Nurse Part III: It’s An Ongoing Process
One shift, Roz and I worked alone. That night, there were only two patients in the pediatric intensive care unit. … More
I Wish I’d Said It
I’m a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. -Thomas … More
Delta Airlines Fined for Mistreatment of Disabled Passengers
Fellow artist, disability rights activist, and friend of mine, Carole Zoom comments on her treatment by an airlines in an … More